The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-21
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Chief Of Weather Bureau Ac-
cused Of Nalfoasanco in OmcA

Chief OF Weather Bureau Ac-
cused Of Malfoasance in ONCE.
SECRETARY CARLISLE TALKS.
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wAsHrssrox CrrY, April 0.-Assistant
Attorney General Colby today forwarded
70 Prof. Marx Harrington, chief OF the
weather bureau, formulated charges
against him and other officials Of the bu-
rsau. for alleged maifsasancs in ofEics. The
charges include misrepresentation OF facts,
the shielding Of unworthy employees, eva
sion or violation Of the civil service law,
insfhciency. mai-sdministrasion and I'M
proper diversion Of public funds. Inc
secretary Of agriculture has requested the
resignation Of Maj. 8. 8. lockwood. assist-
ant chief Of the weather bureau, and the
resignation has Zen rendered and &C.
cepted.
Secretary Carlisle tonight made the fol-
lowing statement regarding the financial
situation:
By the exercise Of the diserstouaSy power
conferred upon the secretary OF the treasury oy
the act OF July n, 1880, he has been paying goio
tor coin treasury notes Issued log the purcnsss
OF silver bullion. and no will continue 70 DO %
- long ~ he has gold legally available for the
purposs. Under this process the governments
hiss hccn and now IL paying gold for Silver bull
Ion and storing the silver In vaults. where IL 10
- useiess for the purpose Of circulation or ~
demption ~ iron. lead or any other commodity
Of the government In the first place, these
coin trsasury notes were Issued In paying iof
silver bullion. and then they are presented at
the sub treasury and gold paid ont Tor them. 20
the effect 10 precisely the same ~ II gold were
paid out directly for silver in the 6rst
tHssanoa About 100000 OF the gold
which wss withdrawn from the sub-treasufy
last Tuesday for shipment abroad was paid on
thess coin treasury notes. No order has been
made to stop tho payment OF gold upon these
notes nor 10 any one authorised to say that such
On order will be iasued. The purpose OF the
government to preserve it, own credit uuim-
paired and maintain the parity OF the TWO met
ais bv eli lawful means will not be abandoned
under any circumstances. In view OF existing
legislation. the only question for consideration
h - 70 the measures that ought to b adopted to
insure the accomplishment OF these purposes.
and upon this question there IL, OF course. room
for wide difference Of opinion. Tho total stock
Of gold coin and gold bullion now In the coun-
Try. including that held by the treasury - well
o. that held By banks and individuals, amounts
20 about o7lO,000,on When ! came into the
treasury department on March z, the amount OF
Tree gold on hand had been reduced
10 &3s7.000. but BY arrangements with
Western banks it Was increased until on
April l Il amounted to nearly $9.000,000 Then
heavy shipments began to Do made, and two
days ago w@had only about $4,000. but now II
smounts 70 ese5. 900. after deducting what has
been Withdrawn from the sub-treasury today
for shipment Arrangements are now In prog
fsss By which more gold Il to b procured from
he West. and hops . su4hosnt quantity will
- secured 70 keep the gold reserve intact
There Il gold enough In the country 70 meet oil
the requirements Of the situation. and II ill
Who are really Interested In maintaining .
sound and stable currency would assist the 80.
rotary Of the treasury 10 the extent OF their
abilities. the existing difficulties would soon b
removed
In edition TO this statement Secretary
Carlisle said that $500, 600 In gold had been
taken out Of the sub-treasury IN New York
today for export The class Of money
paid into the sub-treasury tor the gold
withdrawal included $4,000 in gold Ger.
tificates, which to that amount did not
reduce the gold reserve. because they
themselves are practically gold. 20 the
actual gold reduction today was only
100000 leaving the balance - stated
above. This was the first considerable
amount Of gold certificates paid into the
sub-treasury for gold export for many
years and encourages the treasury officials
in the hope that the banks. seeing the
situation. will continue TO present gold
certificates In payment ct least for gold
Withdrawals for exports.
A private letter from United States
official In Hawaii came in the mail last
night In reference 70 the report that
Commissioner Blount directed the lower.
Ing Of the United States flag without con-
sulting with Minister Stevens, Admiral
6kerrst or any representative Of the
United States in Honolulu, the writer
states that Blount did have . consultation
with Stevens on the subject. and while he
does not say 20 In 90 many words, the In
ference 70 b drawn from the letter IL that
Stevens coincided with Commissioner
Blount In the action. Another report
which has found much currency in
4AOuOAusus VIM VIZ SopoucS0 IA loWail
were contemplating resistance by force to
American domination Of tho islands and
that they had received arms to assist them
In this determination, IL contradicted by
the writer. who states that the Japanese,
and in fact all the people on the islands,
are peaceably inclined and do not antici.
pate trouble: that in point OF fact the only
agitators there nj present are tho news
paper correspondents
Senior Don Anibai Cruss, charge daft
flares of tho Chilean legation. had a
long interview with Assistant Secretary of
State Adee today regarding the reported
escape of the refugees from the American
legation at Valparaiso, and subsequently
Secretary Gresham gave . statement to
the press, saying:
The charges pending against Fusnses and
Holly were for violating tho municipal laws of
Chile. aud Minister Esan was instructed by me
that he should cease sheltsrIng them.
Nothing Was said as 10 whether the ref.
ugees had escaped efore or after Egan re-
cclved his instructions, or with or without
his supposed connivauce. The official
correspondence on the subject will not be
given out at present. II at all.
ChoetaWs Negotiating for Peace.
WAsHssroS CRY. April a0-Gen. Scho-
FIELD today received = telegram from Capt.
Guthrie. At Antlers. ]. T.. stating tina,
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