The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-23
SILVER PURCHASES.
Statement from Secretary Carlisle In An
swer to an Inquiry by the Housr.

statement rom secretary CarIfsI9 In An.
swer to an Inquiry by the HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22-In response TO q
resolution of inquiry on the subject of sill
yer purchases under the act OF 1890. Secre.
tary Carlisle sent to the House of Rep
resentatives to-day sletter setting forth the
following facts: From Aug. 13, 1890. to
Aug. 10, 1893. the department purchased
161. .521. 900 fine ounces. costing $780, 639. 459.
The highest price paid was Sl.204 an ounce.
on Aug. 20. 1890; the lowest. 90 cents an
ounce. on July "a. 1898 Treasury notes TO
the amount of $50. 1885 have been
! of which S7l4,636 have been re-
deemed in standard silver dollars and
retired since Aug 3. 1888. Up to Aug. l.
1888. oi9, is4. leo treasury notes have been
eighty seven thousand one hundred and
eighty-fve standard dollars have been
coined from bullion purchased under the
act of 1890. On the l4ths inst the govern
ment owned of silver purchased under the
act of 1890 133. 161, ,375 ounces costing S121.
2l7.677.
Silver took jump upward today. the
London quotation as sent to the Treasury
Department being 76. "a cents per ounce.
This is cents hi CHER than yesterdays pur-
chases by the department.. which amounted
to 165. 600 ounces at 74.25 cents per ounce.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Hon. James III.
Blount Of Georgia. minister and special
commissioners to Hawaii. arrived in Wash
lngton at noon to-day and took up his
quarters at the Shoreham. After brief
rest. to recover from the fatigue of tho
journey. Mr.. Blount went to the State De-
psrtment. and. by previous appointment.
entered upon q protracted personal OK
n In W han
latter sent for Mr.. BiOunts reports on the
Hawaiian situation. and the two considered
them at length. Mr. Gresham refused to
be interrupted by some callers of prom
inence. who sent In their cards. When the
conference was over Secretary Gresham
declined TO make any statement whatever.
or to give even an idea of the result of the
talk with the Minister. Mr.. Blount was
quite reticent and referred all who in.
Quired to Secretary Gresham.
Reward for q Clever SwindIer.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22-To-day the Post
master general offered a reward of $3.50 for
the arrest Of Rev. g. T. B. Howard. alias
Felix Howard, alias William Lord Moore.
Howard was born in Edmonton, England.
and was last seen in Chicago on Aug l.
From March to July, 1893. Howard oon.
Quoted fraudulent scheme through the
United States mails. with headquarters at
jackson, Tenn. whero he posed as the pas
tor of Baptist Church and the president
of the Gulf 81 Tennessee Railroad Com
pany." ana. although no such company ex-
listed. he actually placed contracts for
grading forty miles of the road. He is SAID
to be q clever swindler and il wanted for
numerous violations of the postal laws.
Breckenridge Leaves Washington.
WAsHINGToN, Aug 2z.-Representative
w. c. p. Breckinridge. of Kentucky. who
was assigned by Speaker Crisp to begin to-
days proceedings in the House with q
speech on the silver question. did not
speak. He left the city Saturday for Staun-
ton. Va, where his wife and daughters are
spending the summer. and this morning the
Speaker received q letter informing him
that Mr.. Breckenridge would not be in the
city to-day. There was no intimation in
the letter of the writer's intention in re-
gard to the date of his return to Washing.