Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-04
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Internal-Revenue CoIioctions-Siiver Coin
Issue-Tobacco EVamin atiODs, Etc.
IRv telegraph 70 the lIispatcn.l


WAsHGNGroY, d. c., August 3.-Minister
Blouuts long-eXpected report on la
Waiian affairs is III the possession OF the
Secretary of State. Ii arrived IN the oili-
cial dispatch bag from San Francisco III
company with q communication from Mr..
Severance, the United States COnsul-Gene-
raj in Hawaii. telling OF the tOurth-of-
July celebration in Honolulu. at which
Minister Blount presided. Alr. Blount Is
expected in Washington about August
20th TO participate IN tho conference or
the President and Secretary Gresham over
the amended protocol Of the treaty sub
mitted by the provisional government
There has been some friction IN internal
revenue collectors Offices about receiving
checks. Acting Secretary Curtis, OF the
Treasury Department, states TINS AFTER
noon that no formal order has been issued
by the Treasury Department not to re-
ceive checks in payment Tor INTERNAL
revenue stamps and collections. Internal
revenue collectors throughout the coun-
try. for self-protectiOn and on their own
responsibility, however. have adopted
rule for the present OF not receiving
checks in payment for lnternal-reyenue
stamps and collections. This course has
been taken because the United States sub
treasures have refused TO credit the ac-
counts OF the collectors with checks.
L
by United States Treasurer Morgan to-
day The issue Of silver certificates being
limited 10 the amount of standard silver
dollars held by the Treasury FOR tlelr re-
demDtion or exchange, for the present
standard silver dollars can be turnlSned
only for silver certificates deposited Tor
exchange or IN return for those reserved
for redemption. Halves, quarters, ana
dimes can be furnished in the place OF
l,liarc n &yl0
or more. free of charge for eSpressage or
by registered mail, IN sums or multIples
OF $50. registration free. for drafts collecta-
ble st Washington or any of the Sc b Irea-
surv cities. namely: New York, Boston,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chi-
cago, st. Louis, New Orleans. or San Fran
cisco; or for a deposit OF currency Dy any
correspondent in said cities. The com
will be forwarded from the nearest sub
Treasury office. aud drafts IN payment
therefor should be drawn to the order OF
the Assistant Treasurer OF the United
States manning place. and forwarded d.
rectiy TO the office named therein"
The Treasury, n response 70 lJs counter
offer OF Yesterday. has bought $4,000
ounces of silver at 1850 per ornce-the
entire amount offered. The price or Sill
yer Is up in London to-day. beng III our
money .Tl76 per ounce.
Comptroller Eckels has directed Bank
Examiner Carskaden TO take charge OF the
failed First National Bank OF Birmingham,
Ala. The statement published that the
First National Bank OF Nampa, D., had
failed Is o mistake, there being no such
national bank.
Heretofore il has been the custom to
examine every tenth bale of imported to-
bacco TO determine the grade 50 as to
properly assess the rate of duty. Loss TO
the revenue has resulted from this
method, and now Acting-Secretary Curtis
has directed that not less than an average
of esaTyr fourth bale of imported tobacco
be examined. This closer examination Is
mainly directed against fraudulent im-
portations of Suma,ra wrapping toOacco,
the duty on which Is q per pound.