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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
AN OFFICIAL DENIAL
AS TO TIE REPORTED FAILURE IN
GOLD DELIVERIES.
Assistant Secretary Curtis Sets st Rest
Alarming Newspaper Reports With
. show OF Irritation.

WASHINGTON. March S.-Assistant
ing statement:
I'm view of certain statements I'm the
newspapers that Treasury officials are
embarrassed by an alleged failure In gold
deliveries under the recent contract, and
other assertions OF n similar nature, call
culated TO mislead and disturb the public
mind, wish 10 say that the actual with
drawals of gold from the Treasury since
the LIST OF March, 1895. have been sE5.3H
OF which s2Sl,0a have been for the re-
demption of United States Treasury
notes, and s7i.26O fer the redemption of
United States notes. and divided among
the cities of New York. Boston, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, San Francisco, ST. Louis
and Chicago. These are no more than the
ordinary Withdrawals, which I'm the past
nave usually taken place at this season
OF the year. Moreover, during the same
period the Treasury has received consid-
cradle gold coin in exchange for various
kinds of paper currency.
THE APPARENT FALLING OFF.
THE apparant falling of I'm the gold re-
serve was caused by a msunderstandin
in taking up in the gold reserve statement
of the Treasury Department, from ths
u@hy Reports OF transactions sent
from the sub-treasury at New York,
large amount of gold which had
been deposited for examination and
count, and which should not have
been included i'm the gold reserve
until the final certificates Of deposit upon
which bonds could be issued were de-
livered.
The February figures quoted In the ar
tlcles as withdrawn \inclt de the heavy
Withdrawals of the earlier part of that
month. before the sold purchase contract
was made and one single large item, not
withdrawn for export, con n,ernlng which
there has been considerable newspaner
comment.
THE USUAL WITHDRAWALS.
the writer's of the articles evidently
don understand foreign exchange or the
method OF doing business therein. The
Treasury officials who are charged with
the responsibility of those transactions
nave no anxiety whatever in regard to
the method which is and has been pur-
sued by the sellers of the gold coin
under the recent contract They ara
satisfied to contemplate the fact that.
Tor hve weeks the Withdrawals of gold
coin have not exceeded the normal
amount, with the exception OF the instance
quoted above, and that no exports of gold
Whatever have Keen made during that
time
In regard to the excess of Government
expenditures over receipts 1t Is well
known that the latter are rapidly in
creasing and that up to this time nothing
has been received from the Income tax
and very little from sugar duty. both
of which will be important elements OF
Government receipts In the near future.
There is plenty of money In the Treasury
to nav the apOropriatiDns. and the state
ment In some articles, that N the Treas
ury had the money the passage of tho
ss-SIoars appropriation bills wo,.gsv}>sYs
TO the immemaI1r s,S-nt of inn
mense sums of none. - Is totally un-
true
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
The neacloes sul On.

DOVER. DEL. March s.-To-day's
meeting OF the joint session OF the Legis-
lature 10 ballot for a senator was better
attended than usuol, as there was "A
rumOr that a third man might be decided
upon. Once more the CROWD was disap-
pointed, for the ballot stood: Higgins IRE
publ!cam. s; Addlcks uepuDiican), o;
Massey (Republlcan), g. Wolcott Demo
craO, 8; Tunnel ODemocraO. 4. Absent
two
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
Tennessee Inye.tigating commitrsc.

BRISTOL, TENN. March s.special.-
The Tennessee Gubernat0rtal Invostigat-
ing Committee Is here completing Its
work. Several districts In Sullivan
county, where fraud WAS reported. vii!
be thrown out. IL Is thought that john
son county Will not be visited. as the
Republican members OF the COMMITTEES
will probably concede tho charges made
by Turney.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

WASHINGTON, March s.-F'or vir-
gInIa. Rain in the early morning, fol-
lowed by generally fair and much colder
weather during the day, brisk and high
northwest wirds.
For North Carolina: showers followed
by fair weather: winds shifting to north
west and ceider.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
The Coal Miners Str;te

PITTSBUlRG, March S.-Sevep ,oaI
operators IN the Pittsburg district en-
gagged In supplying the local market have
granted the S..is sc. rate demanded by their
Association. In summing up the Iina,inn
to-day, stated that 1900 men are acfI,aIlv
out on strike; over 900 are receivin4
the price demanded. and about 4.ooo are
worklng az the old figures. The miners Of
hght, but as yet none will venture an
opinion as to the duration or outcome
Of the contest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09

escaped to Mexico City, from whence I
came TO the United States. Had / not
been a Mason I never could have gotten
out of the country. Mr.. Sullivan, superin-
tendent OF the line, Vas with me when
the accident occurred. To my knowledge
there are no charges pending against
me In Mexico"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
The Resolution Defea ted.

NEW YORK, March SAT meeting.
OF the Board OF Police Commissioners
this afternoon the resolution offered by
Commissioner Andrews. giving greater
powers TO superintendent Byrnes. was de-
feated by vote of 20 I. Messrs. Mar
lin. Murray and Kerwin voted against u.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
Ea,ly Morning Fire.

An alarm OF fire was turned In at s:ii
O'clock this morning from Box u. The
fire was In the rear OF 9ii ST. James
street. in coal house. ana the damage
was small
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
The Au,I.Reyolntlon Bil

BERLIN. March s.--The Reichstag, In
committee. to-day rejected the para
graphs Of the antI-reyoiution bill .mpos-
ing penalty for public attacks upon re.
lIgicn, the monarchy, the marriage sys-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
THE SUGAR BOUNTY.

There is n question of law as.to when
the appropriation for the payment Of tho
sugar bounty becomes available, and I'M
I'll that question Is settled II will be
impossible to make any payments there
under. Moreover. all the claims for
bounty must be adjusted before pay
ment, since payment must be pro rata II
the appropriation il insufficient. The
total available cash I'm the Treasury to-
day amounts 10 SS3,3l. i95. over and above
the one hundred millions allowed TO cover
the gold reserve. which is SS9,7i5,59i.
THE Treasury officials have no anxiety
as 10 their ability TO meet all obliga-
tions I'm the immediate future with ease.
and are confident that the expected re-
yiyal Of business viii assure the future.
"The prosperity OF the country VIII
be greatly hastened whon some effective
method is found OF checking these alarm
ist articles written by newspaper corre-
spondents and newsgatherers who are
willing to sacrifice the truth aud their
own consciences-if they have any-to
create cheap sensation and play upon
the feelings OF an already over-wrought
public"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
RANCE or rHE rnEmMOMErEw.

Following was the range of the ther.
moaetsr at The Tunes onice yesterday:
7: NJ. % o +. ~ al Widp'ghs ~
Average. ~ 30.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
TWO WITNESSES ARRESTED.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March s.-Two
OF the most important witnesses for the
defence In the Hayward case We're to-
night arrested on the charge OF perjury
upon complaints sworn out by X. r.
O'Dell, attorney for c. A. Blixt, the real
murderer While the warrants were Is
sued at the instance of O'Dell. IL is the
prevailing opinion that he Is acting In
accordance with an agreement with the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
STATEMENTS OF orUrps.

Mr. Amory Lawrence said a few words
IN favor Of the contention that there
was tco much adverse legislation Oh the
statute-bOoks
long statement was read by J. 4
htAer' OF fal River TO show that Fall
river ieeis keenly the effect OF the ffty-
ton which puts it at a disadyantaro Z,
was signed by the Cotton Manufacturer
Association
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-09
HARRY HAYWARD GUILTY" !"
The Jury Hold Him Responsible for Cath.
arine Gins'S Death.
TIE PRISONER REMAINS STOICLL.
Sentence VIII Not be Pronounced Until
Monday Prisoners Father Believes
His Son Guiltless-Bltxt's Trial.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March S.-The
jury in the Harry Hayward murder case
rendered verdict of guilty this after
noon. The jury retired at 1850 o'clock
this morning. After eating dinner the
jurors took one ballot and found Hayward
guilty of murder in the first degree. At
2:1O il reported an agreement, and at
2:30 the verdict was rendered.
When Hayward appeared. he was fault
ressly dressed, as usual, and apparently as
cool as ever, but he was somewhat out
of humor. for he threw his hat down
on the attorneys table with force enough
to split II. His attorneys cautioned him
not to exhibit any temper, and he SUBJ
sided.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN.
Rev. w. A. Gardner of the West Side
Church Describes the
Ideal.

Goods Picture of Perfect Gentleman"
as CLEANED from his teachings in the Bible,
was the theme with which Rev. w. A.
Gardner interested his congregation at the
West Side Christian Church yesterday
morning.
1.-The picture, as shown by the Bible, !"
be said, presents two sides-a positive
and negative. Each side contains five
characteristics, which if followed out will
present the perfect picture.
'On the positive side l should rank up
rightness first. By uprightness l mean
that quality which is sometimes called
backbone.
"a man should be able to withstand
temptation and the gibes and taunts of his
fellow-men simply because he is right,
knows he is right and intends to show his
front to the world.
works, the second characteristic, sig
Nifty his deeds for the good. All men may
be energetic, but it is the man who extends
his energies in the right direction who can
claim to be gentleman from Gods point
of view. Heart truthfulness enters very
largely into the IMPOSITION of the gentle
man l am depicting. By that mean the
truth of the heart-the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth. Man
should not tell just what comes to his lips.
that which appears on the surface, but the
truth as he knows it In his inner conscious
ness.
"The man. speak of keeps good COM
pany-shuns those are iewd or unrighteous
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
THE CITY POUND MIDDLE.
Ex-Chief Deputy Fleming Still
Declines to Consider Him
self Discharged.
If Not Away by Monday He VIII
Be ForcibIy Removed by
an Officer.

The trouble that has existed for some
time at the City Pound and Animals Home
on Sixteenth street is still in very unset
tied condition.
Ex-Chief Deputy Poundmaster Fleming
absolutely declines to consider himself dis
charged, and retains his quarters at the
home regardless of all requests of Pound
master Fred Osborn to vacate and surren-
der his badge and keys to his successor.
Fleming, who was an appointee of ex-
Poundmaster John Partridge, has been
connected with the institution for some
time, having been there fully year before
the advent of Mr.. Osborn. There has been
considerable friction between him and his
deputy, which eliminated on the 18th inst.
in Mr.. Osborn requesting that he consider
himself discharged.
One of the directors of the Humane So
ciety was at the place up to II o'clock of
that date, and when Fleming was asked
again to surrender his badge, etc., he re-
marked that he was able to retain them by
physical force if need be, and when a
movement was made to remove them he
stepped into an inner room, partly closing
the door. and declined to come out.
T. c.. Wells, who has been bookkeeper
for the institution, was selected by Mr..
Partridge to succeed Fleming and barring
the unsettled state of the conflict, has been
endeavoring to act in that capacity since.
Wells is man of good appearance, evil
IDENTITY anxious to retain the good will of
all parties, but would seem to hardly know
where he stands.
At a meeting of the Humane Society last
Thursday the action of Mr.. Osborn in
making the change was confirmed and
Fleming accordingly notified, but with
result apparently as barren of effect as the
former orders.
',This is coming to decided issue Mon
day." said Mr.. Osborn last night. "a
director notified him to-day to have his
effects moved from the place by Monday
before A. NJ, or an officer would be on
hand and forcible remove him."
Fleming, although about go years of age.
is powerfully built man, over SIX feet in
height, and if he should take it into his
head to resist the officer will be fully occu-
pied. He claims to have been taken sick
and has been attended by his wife since
Friday night, although this is looked upon
by the society people as a ruse to gain
time. He has been ably seconded by his
wife, who is pIoprietress of the lodging
house, los Sixth street. Fleming was for
years employed as carpenter around the
mines at Virginia City and is said to pos
sess good deal OF determination, put
which has apparently in this case assumed
rather lily advised turn.
The remarkable growth of the dog crop
was shown this week. when, in only two
days, over eighty dogs were caught by the
deft net-handlers of the dog wagon.
If not redeemed within two days at an
expense of So they are all painlessly de-
stroyed by gas and delivered to the man
who does a thriving business with the
soap and fertilizer works.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
DR. CASE ON LIVE TOPICS
He Appreciates Press Efforts
to Lessen Civic Cor
ruption.
OFFICIALS WHO CAN DIvULGE.
Durrant Case Receive His
Attention.

The prelude to the sermon of the Rev.
DIR. w. w. Case, pastor of the Howard
street Methodist Episcopal Church, last
evening was decidedly sensational. The
subject of his evenings address was "Spir-
itualism," but he prefaced his sermon with
a discourse on Lively Topics of the
Week." All the prevalent evils of the day
were taken up by him, but he gave most Of
his attention to the Solid Eight and the
Durrant case. In the course of his re-
marks he said:
"The papers of this City have been giving
US great deal to think about. am glad
to see that some of our great newspapers
are taking up the evils that beset us.
''The fight against the lottery business
is laudable one; lottery is robbery. 1t
produces Incidence and is curse to the
country and damnable business.
What we would do without the press I
do not know. 1t is through its agencies
that we are made aware of these great
wrongs. The newspaper men of this City
the efficiency of the police systems when
say that the newspaper men are the best
detectives of this country"
When the doctor came to the question of
the Solid Eight he handled them without
gloves.
Everybody" he said, Gin this City is
now looking with anxious eyes toward
the Solid Eight and carefully reading the
daily charges that are being brought
against them. 1t is to our City's shame
that such things exist. People in San
Francisco will soon be made to under
stand that there are officials in power who
can divulge and will"
this time. They moved forward in their
seats expecting to hear more on the SUBJ
iect, but they were disappointed, for. DIR.
Case closed that part of his prelude by
stating that he would have more to say
upon that subject at another time.
Referring to the Durrant case he stated
that the newspapers had been trying a
man who was accused of a serious crime.
The people had also judged him and with
them he was found guilty and ought to
hang. Now he would see what the result
would be in a court of justice with twelve
honorable jurors. If he was innocent then
let it be proclaimed throughout the land.
If he was guilty then let the court fasten
the crime on him. But first give him the
benefit of the doubt to which he is en-
titled.
The speaker took up the new drama
founded on the Durrant case and was op-
posed to its production. The theater man
ayers he thought were wrong in taking it
up.
His last subject of the prelude was 'Sui-
elders" The vast number of suicides were
commented on. The doctor used some
warm and expressive words in stating that
it was first brought about through moral
degradation. There was nobody, in his
opinion, who committed suicide but those
who were first morally dead.
This concluded his remarks on Lively
Topics of the Week" He made no refer
ence to the new Parkhurst crusade move
ment of which he is to take control.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22

and mingles with those by whom his own
character may, perhaps, be elevated, or at
any rate not injured. 10 be true gentle
man man must regard his oath and keep
sacred every promise which he has deter
mined to keep as it was made.
''On the negative side the true gentleman
is never a slanderer. / know of no more
despicable person than the slanderer, for
he Injuries three persons, the speaker, the
listener and the slandered. The drunkard,
while he is more looked down upon by the
world at large, is. in my mind, almost a
gentleman in comparison with the sland-
erer. The man who listens to slanderer
is not much better than that individual.
himself, for by countenancing him he
shows that he himself possesses depraVed
mind.
Shakespeare knew what he was talking
about when he made one of his characters
say: He who steals my purse steals
trash, but he who lilches my good name
robs me of that which erriches him not
but leaves me poor, indeed
"The four remaining negative character
istics which go to make up God S local
gentleman are, first, that he does no evil to
his neighbors; second, will not take UP a
report against his neighbor; third, does not
rob with unlawful interest, and fourth,
takes no reward against the innocent. The
man who possesses the first five character
istics and is free from the last five is God S
ideal gentleman and can never fall"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
TO SAVE HER COMPANION.
Kate Fosters Heroic Plunge in the
Water at Boulder
Creek.

Miss Kate Foster of 226O Santa Clara
avenue, Alameda, made brave attempt to
rescue drowning companion a few days
ago, and she nearly lost her own life in the
attempt.
Among a party of Alameda people camp
ing at Boulder Creek, in the Santa Cruz
mountains, were Miss Foster and a friend
of hers, Miss Anna Campbell of High
street. While bathing, the latter got into
a deep pool, and being entirely unable to
swim she sank below the surface of the
water.
Miss Foster was close at hand with
another girl companion. She is a good
swimmer, and instantly she plunged into
the pool to save her companion. The latter
grabbed Miss Foster about the waist and
the two came very near drowning.
Neither of the young ladies would have
got out of the water alive but for the pres
ence of the third girl. who could not swim
but who did scream. The calls for help
attracted w. B. Brown. an engineer on the
narrow-gauge line. who was in the camp
with his family. lir. Brown was only q
short distance away and he reached the
pool in time to release Miss Foster from
the grasp of the other drowning girl and
to pull both out of the water.
Miss Campbell was very nearly drowned
and she was seriously sick for several days
afterward.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-22
A DARING COUNTERFE|TER,
Elme Menneugler Manufac-
tured and Passed the
Bogus Money.
He Was for Many Years a Well
Known Waiter in the Mai
son Doree Restaurant

There is one counterfeiter whom the
proprietors of the Maison Doree would
like to see behind the bars. His name is
Elme Mennengler and was at one time a
waiter in that establishment, and, besides
passing bogus quarters, halves and dollars
on the patrons of the establishment, he
stole electroplated knives, forks and
spoons and also secured a collection of
fans, opera-glasses and monocles left in
the rooms by patrons of the place.
The knives, forks and spoons were placed
in bath and the electroplating removed.
As soon as the counterfeit dollars and
halves were made this electroplating was
used to make them look like silver. The
venture was success from the start, and
Mennengler used to get rid of over $3.50
worth of the stuff every month.
AS soon as he got an inkling that Secret
Service Agent of the Treasury Harris and
his deputies were on his trail he at once
made his escape. He did not wait upon
the order of his going, but without even
packing up his trunk got away on the
instant.
When Deputy Secret Service agent Dud-
ley Harris reached the counterfeiter's nest
he found the bird had flown. All the par
aphernalia was there, however, and guam
tity OF the bogus coins were in a secret
receptacle. The molds were of the best,
files for perfecting the milling were there
in all sizes and shapes, and a small polish
ing machine for putting the finishing on
the counterfeits is one of the most perfect
of its kind.
In the trunks and drawers left by the
counterfeiter were the spoons, knives and
forks, fans and spectacles mentioned, and
also letters to people in Los Angeles de-
scrlblng how the whole scheme was
worked. Agent Harris saws the whole
affair was carefully planned and well car
ried out. Latterly the City has been
flooded with excellent limitations of half
dollar pieces, and there is no doubt but
that Menningler was the manufacturer
The waiter is also known by the name of
Hendrick and he is supposed to have been
partner of the Hildebrandts of Los An
geles, celebrated counterfeiters. He has
been traced from here to that point, but so
far the Chief of Police in the Cits of
Angels has been unable to locate him.
Hlldebrandt made first-class counterfeit
and it is thought that Hendrick helped
him out with electroplating and also in
passing some of his surplus money. The
entire Hendrick outfit is now in the office
Of n. Il. Harris and number of the forks
and spoons, fans and eyeglasses are also in
his possession.
A careful search of the trunk found in
his lodgings on Trenton street showed that
his real name was Elme Mennengler and
that he was also known as Elme Lengrog-
net. There was $175 in counterfeits. from
a S. imitation gold piece to a nickel, and
sixteen molds.