The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-10-04
WASHINGTON NOTES
GOSSIP OFTHE CAPITALN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
Doinga OF the Chiefs and Heads Of the
Various Departments.

The treasury gold reserve stood ct
the close Of business Wednesday ct
s94, 1ls,434 The reserve was reduced
TO these figures by the withdrawal Of
81, 900, 600 for export 10 Europe, and
$3.50, 900 for shipment TO Canada.
Attorney General Harmon has in
structed District Attorney Black, at |
Chicago, h. investigate the charges |
made by secretary Morton against the |
beef trust, and 10 use bis discretion in |
commencing proceedings against the |
trust under the antitrust law.
Tuesday Secretary Olney received a
cablegram from Ambassador Eustis
announcing the arrival at Paris Of the
family Of ex-Consul Waller. TIE dis
patch says Walters wife has decided
not 10 visit her husband. II is impos-
sible to engage passage before October
Cd, but Mr.. Eustis says she will sail on
that day for America on the steamer
Amsterdam.
A delegation from Pensacola, Fla,
called on General Craighill, chief Of
engineers, Monday and urged him to
begin work on Pensacola harbor. Gen.
Craighill assured them that work
would be commenced in the near fu-
ture and that in order TO expedite it
dredge would be obtained from New
York. Transportation for the work
amounts to 100000.
Asmentioned in previous dispatches,
under directions from secretary Car
Isle, the auditor Of the treasury APP
proved the draft for the payment Of
Minister Ransom's disputed salary.
The draft in question has not yet been
fully authorized, as it still has to pass
the scrutiny Of the comptroller of the
treasury, over whom the secretary ex-
ercises no jurisdiction. The draft has
reached Acting Comptroller Bowler's
desk, but has not been acted upon. 1t
may be several days before the comp
troller reaches it in the ordinary rou-
tine of business.
United States Minister Ransom and
Consul General Crittenden will request
the Protestant missionaries in Mexico
not to issue a daily paper attacking
the alteration of the virgin of Claude
loupe, it having been the intention of
the missionaries to circulate a paper
broadcast during the coming corona
ton of the virgin festivities. The Unit
ed States authoritiesin the city of Mex
leo fear the popular outbreak against
missionaries, and say that in such event
} the United States government would
, be placed in an awkward position, as
missionaries would be guilty of having
aroused the popular passions against
them The missionaries have been re-
ceiving anonymous letters threaten.
s ng them with death.
| Ransom as Arbitrator.
a Hon. Matt Ransom, United Slater
minister to Mexico, has been appointed
sole arbitrator in the Mexican Guata
- malan contention. He was the frs
choice of both countries. 1t is grea
compliment, both to the minister per
: sonally and to the country he repre-
/ sents. The invitations have been re
O ceived officially from both countrie
and the minister has accepted the worl
and responsibility entailed in the ap
pointment
l. The matter of which he has to b
n the Judge is the result of the boundar,
A. contention which came so near EN-
broiling the two republics in war
1t was happily averted by treaty
+ That treaty has been interpreted il
d different ways by the two countrie
n and a number of claims have been Sc
70 afoot on account of the contention. l
, is these claims and these contention
D which the American minister is nov
N called to pass upon.
E New Rules for Consuls.
l. The president, by an executive OF
der issued Monday, but dated SEP
TENDER goth, has extended the civ
/ service system in modified form t
~ all consular officers, whose compensG
ar ton directly through fees ranges frol
es 81, 900 to so, 800.
ia This will include about oRe-hGlf {
- the total number of consuls who n
ceive more than 81, 900. This chang
g. has been gained by reviving in sui
'r stance an order of 1878. Vacancies
al the service will be filled hereafter b
,r transfer or promotion, by appoin
u ment of qualified persons formerly
~ the employ of the state departmel
IT and by appointment of persons selec
r. ed by the president after passing
be -competive examination. The o
bo der reads:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, September 2
OF 1895.-It being of great lmportan
"a that the consuls and commercial agen
rll 4 Il