Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-07-20
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Jnly-17.-Surgeon
General Wyman, of the Marine
Hospital Service, this morning re-
ceived a telegram from Surgeon
Perry, at Cape Charles, Virginia,
stating that there were no new
cases of yellow fever on the Darpa,
and that the patients at the quar-
antine hospital were improving.
Ballast from the vessel was dis
charged yesterday. AL compart-
ments of the Darpa were closed
until tosday, when the ship was
thoroughly dieintected with sul~
phur, chloride and bichloride of
mercury being freely used.
News Of the latest phase OF the
SiamesesFrench trouble was res,
ceived at the State Department to-
day from Mr.. Boyd, .. S. Consul
at Bangkok, as follows: Every
thing is quiet. Concessions have
been made by the Siamese for an
amicable settlement of the trous
ble." Concessions OF the Siamse is
interpreted to mean that the
French have made concessions to
the Siamese.
> Raleigh T. Daniel, Richmond,
Va, was to-day appointed chief OF
division in the office of Internal
Revenue, Treasury Department.
Acting Secretary Hamlin to4day
appointed d.. W. Paul, of Virs
ginia, to be a special agent of the
Treasury Department. Paul is q
newspaper man, formerly of Nor
folk.
Heavy clearing house payments
in New York caused the gold re.
serve to fall lower than it has been
for several days past, and $346,
$50 less than it was on Saturday
The eserve to~day amounts te
S98,O59,4S0; currency balance
$26,117,41S-
The Star :hfs evening gives pub
licity to the following statement il
, regard to the gold payments from
the q. S. Sub.Treasury in New
York: "Considerab.e effort ia be-
ing made by financial agents herr
to discover the motive behind these
payments. But the Department il
as closesmouthed as a clam. Th'
explanation got through private
sources is that the Department j
trying to take advantage of thu
, scarcity OF small and convenien
currency for internal business t.
pinch the banks as the banks have
: pinched the Government by stor-
ing gold, Banks are greatly il
: need of small bills for current bust
: ness transactions and for use in til,
agricultural districts. The theor,
is advanced that if they cannot &c
> what they need of this sort of cur
: rency by any other means, the.
: will have to make terms with thu
> Treasury, which would involv.
their exchanging gold or gold Ger
, titicates in large quantities to-
: notes and certificates of small de-
.. nomination. It is said that tht
!, Department can afford to pay out
gold on the drafts presented by the
! banks, if by SO doing they can cut
off the source through which the
banks would get their small notes
and put them~to sufficient incon-
venience to bring them to terms
The banks understand that if they
want small notes and certificates
they can secure them by taking
. large quantities and paying fol
: them in gold, and it is the theory
of the Department that by pinch
ing them pretty close they can be
; forced to do this.
: The Comptroller Of the Currency
has been informed that the frs'
National Bank of Cedarton, Ga.
. closed its doors to-day.
The Treasury Department to.
day purchased fifty thousand
ounces of silver at 1910 to .73.45.
) Total purchases for the month
! 949, O09 ounces.