The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-09-20
WASHINGTON NOTES
GOSSIP oFTHE CAPITALIN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
Doings OF the Chiefs and Heads Of the
Various Departments.


reserve, S97, go, OO3.
Tho treasury department has written
a letter 10 Henry Graves & Co., OF
London, England, suggesting that
certain relics loaned by the present
Duke Of Wellington 10 accompany tho
famous painting Of the battle Of Wa
terloo, entitled, "1S15," may be adj
mitted TO this country free of duty,
provided they are sent for exhibition
at the Atlanta exposition. The de-
partment had previously declined to
permit these articles to enter the
United States, duty free, for private
exhibition.
Secretary Carlisle has set Septem-
Der goth, or a later date if the counsel
prefer it, for a hearing of argument
on the motion made by ex-senator
Henderson as counsel for the Oxnard
Beet Sugar Company, of Nebraska, in
regard to the sugar cases. Senator
Manderson's contention is that the
cases cannot be sent to the court of
claims without the consent Of the
claimants, and be asked the secretary
to give him a hearing on this point.
Secretary Carlisle has aoceded to his
request and thus has practically re-
opened the entire case.
The treasury gold reserve at the
close Of business Monday stood at
S97, 10000 This decline was caused
by 81, 200, 900 in gold being Withdrawn
in New York for export. In ordinary
business the treasury gained $500, 900
in the exchange of notes for gold at
/ at the various subtreasuries, Of which
S250,0 was gained OF Chicago.
At the treasury it is under
stood that the syndicate will
make a deposit at once which will
again make the gold reserve intact.
Since July 18th, the beginning of the
gold export movement, about S2l, :
700, 1000 in gold has been sent from
this country to Europe. It is stated
that within that time the Belmont
Morgan syndicate has paid into the
treasury in excess of the bond require
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Promotions Announced.
The president has approved the
record of naval examining boards,
promoting thefollowing officers to the
grades mentioned:
Rear admiral, Lester A. Beardslee (;
commodore, John A. Howell; liouten-
ant commanders, George w. Tyler,
Perry Garst, James K. Cogswell, John
H. Shipley; ieutenants, John Hood,
Charles G. Marsh, John B.
Bhsh, Charles W. Jungen; lieu
tenants, junior grade, Guy W. Brown,
Marbury Johnston, Harry A. Fielder,
Albert A. Beramer, Frank K. Hill,
Roger Welles, Jr. medical directors,
Thomas G. Watson, George d. Cooke,
George H. Woods; passed assistant
surgeons, Louis L. Young; passed as
sistant paymaster, Samuel MCGOWAN ;
passed inspector, Henry 7. Wright
passed assistant engineer, Ward P.
Winchell
Chief Engineer Herschel Main and
Mato Samuel Gee have been retired
on disability incurred in the service.
Low Cotton Average.
The cotton report of the department
of agriculture shows a decline from
the August conditions of the crop
which was 77.79 to 70.8 per cent, @
decline of IL points.
This makes the lowest September
condition of the plant since 1881 when
it was reported at 10 per cent.
The next lowest since 1881 was the
condition of only 1898 when it stood
for the same month at 1874. Cotton
suffered greatly during the month from
the drought the early part of the
month and the excessive rain which
succeeded it.
The presence of boil worms hal
worked great injury and the crop hal
8 been injured greatly. The cause
3 mentioned by Texas correspondent
for the deterioration in the state ar,
as follows: Drought, hot weather
: floods, boil worms.
l There is striking unsnimity in TIT
t pessimistic tone adopted by correspon
4 dents Throughout the cotton raising
states. The state averages are as fol
lows: Virginia, IA; North Carolina
: 70; South Carolina, 81; Georgin, 81
. Florida, 70; Alabama, 10; Mississippi
s IT; Louisiana, 70; Texas, 56; Arkan
sas, 70; Tennessee, 76; Kentucky, 81
/. Must Wait Sixty Days.
The postofice department has bee
put to considerable trouble lately b
the issuance of duplicate money order
: for those alleged to have been lost
s misdirected or possibly stolen by dir
q honest clerks. All dnplioates have