The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-07-26
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
ITEMS or NEWS PICKED UP AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Sayings aud Dolngs Of the Omelal
Heads Of tho Government


Jones, has issued an order 10 post
masters throughout the country, for
bidding the issue OF money orders
payable on their own offices. The
order can bo issued on q sub-station.
The United States battle ship At
lanta has sailed from Santiago de
Cuba for Key West, where she will
pursue her work Of looking after illi-
clustering expeditions and probably
relieve the Raleigh Of that task on the
Florida coast.
The comptroller Of the currency has
declared dividends in favor of the
creditors Of insolvent national banks as
follows: Ten per cent. the First Ma
tional bank Of Middlesborough, Ky;
o per cent. the First National bank of
Wilmington, n. @.
The internal revenue bureau has
practically completed the work of re.
cording and scheduling the returns re-
ceiyed under the income tax act and
very soon will be ready to begin the
work Of rofunding the amounts paid
before the act was declared unconsti-
tutional.
For the first time this month treas
ury receipts exceed the expenditures
The excess was light, only S4,41s, but
it marks a turn in the tide outward.
The receipts this month have aggre-
gated SIG, 21S, 900 and the expenditures
$50, 0i7, 900. The deficit for the month
so far of S13, 82S, 900 will probably be
considerably reduced before the 1st of
August, as the heavy payments-pen-
sions and interest aggregating SlS,-
600, 000-have been made.
The treasury department has re-
sumed the issue of gold certificates,
which had been suspended during the
period when the treasury gold reserve
was below 800, 600, 600. Since June
25th last, when the gold reserve again
became intact, the treasury has is
sued about 5000, 600 gold certificates
on gold paid mostly at United States
minis. There are now outstanding
S43, 1916, 600 in gold certificates, with
SIP, $50 in the treasury, the remain
der being in circulation.
Miniken May Surrender.
It is more than probable that Ben
iamin H. Milliken, who was indicted
some days ago for breaking into and
entering the residence of Judge Sam
uel F. Phillips, with intent to feloni-
ously assault the latter's daughter,
Gertrude, will surrender himself to
the authorities in a few days. Mr..
William A. Milliken, of the postoffice
department, a brother of the indicted
man, called upon District Attorney
Birney in relation to the case. Be.
yond admitting that much, Mr.. Biz.
ney would say nothing more as to the
object of Mr.. Milliken's call upon him
but the district attorney remarked sig
nifcantly that he would not be tn,
least bit surprised if the accused mai
surrendered himself within a short pc,
riod.
Foreign Gold Shipments.
Secretary Carlisle has no opinion t.
express on the financial situation or a
to the resumption of gold shipment
abroad. The general feeling among
treasury officials is that the small ship
ment of last Saturday, $3.50, 900, o
which but $685. 900 was taken from
the New York sub-treasury, is not tn
beginning of continuous and large
shipments, and that the Belmont
Morgan syndicate will continue t,
supply sterling exchange according t,
the terms of their contract, whicl
does not expire until October 1st next
Since Saturday the treasury gold re
serve shows loss of 1922, 900, stand
ing at the close of business Monda
at $107, 027413. Mint Director Pres
ton reports the total coinage at Unite
States minis during the past fiscal yea
at SO, GIL, 112 pieces, at value OF $53,
49, 49, as follows: Gold, $43, 1888, Az
silver, SO, 069, 480; minor coins, $712
594. OF the silver coined, SO, $50, OIL
were Ill bLhuudEu SILVER QOllhTB,
Yellow Fever in Cuba.
Reports received Tuesday by tn
marine hospital service from Cut
show an alarming increase in the nun
Der of deaths from yellow fever. r
ports have heretofore covered peric
of two weeks, but the one receive
Tuesday covers but one week and shoy
that from June Both to July 81
there were twenty-five deaths r
ported from Santiago de Cub
, and for the week from July four
to July 18th, twenty cases and Gig
deaths at Havana. The great increa
in the death rate in the neighborhoC
Of Santiago is said to be due to Il
military operations which are in mr.