The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-19
Many Offers Made to Supply The
Treasury With Gold.
FAlSON FOR SOLIClTORSHlP.
A Million Dollars ia Cold Withdrawn
secretary Carlisle Derlincd Cf,e
Tender Of sIOO.0U0 The Treasury
Reserve ea5,sts.UI",Gi. The Foo
Chow hc1elIion.

ana resumed his duties in the interior
Department. after several weeks alb
Sencc in Georgia. where he made sew
eral speeches In favor of sound money.
Many offers to supply the treasury
with gold in small quantities. from
S5,CcD 60 100000 have been received.
and all the offers considered favorable
10 the Government have been accepted.
Several offers have been declined. one
81 thest Was from IL Louisville H<y)
bank, which desired the gold they Of
Tered to be accepted at its fac" value.
The other offers where the banks want
ed tn. treasury To- pay the express
charges on the gold and currency both
ways were also rejected All offers of
gold within the limit Of tolerance in
exchange for currency forwarded at
government contract rates have been,
and Will continue to be, ACCEPTED by the
treasury as long as such concessions
are continued.
The treasury is informed that one
million dollars in gold were to-day
withdrawn from the sub-treasury at
New York for shipment tomorrow.
Secretary Carlisle to-day declined 10
accept the tender of $lO. 900 in gold from
the Associated banks OF Springfield, H.,
as thu conditions imposed We're un-
favorable 10 the Government. This
particular lot Of gold is said to have
been light.
The true treasury gold reserve stood
a. the Close of business to-day nj
YJ.3IS,6i2, the lowest point reached
since In" last bond issue raised the
reserve above the 500, 900 900 mark.
The state Department is without adj
vices regarding th. alleged latest phase
OF the Chinese situation in regard to Il
refusal OF the Chinese Government to
execute any 81 the men convicted OF
being participants in the missionary
massacre unless they are assured that
with the execution of these mon all
other demands will cease. According
10 the latest Information of the depart
ment the ku-Ch"ng commission was at
work with ills labor uncunplct"d and
the investigation had not been begun.
No dispatches have been received from
Minister DENLY, but they ar" vNpoctv.
TINS Week and are awaited with inter
est
The case Of tn" South Carolina post
masters charged with conspiracy to d.
fraud tho postal revenues has found its
way 10 the supreme Court. Charles =.
Jarrett having appealed from the judG
Nlvut OF Judge SimoutOm. Of the United
states District Court. sentencing him
10 the Columbus tOhiO) peuittntiary. i'm
accordance with TIA" verdict of the jury.
Tor Il term OF eighteen months The Of
Tensc charged against Barrett WAS that
he conspirrd With other postmastvrs to
enablr them a. ada To- their compenSa-
ZION by reporting Increased sales of
stamps. ctt.. purpOrtus 10 have been
cancelled at their respective offices but
which wore. In fact delivered to Barrett
ant disposed 81 hy him
Secretary iIe,hcrt has sent inetruc-
tons ADMIRAL H.ardsle" rcEardin.
the cholera on tho /. =. : Bennington.
Admiral G"ariSlc" wired Secretary
Herbert asking ii he should direct the
tomnand"r OF the Bennington to cruise
among thu islands during the prcva-
lcnC" of cholera at Honolulu Tn" Sec
rotary replied that the better course
you'd 10" /" order the Bennington to
sea on cruise until the disease was
"radcatcd
Tho chief interest attaching in Nash
inston TO the dispatch from Foo Chow
that rebellion has begun in tn. pro-,
vino" of Fu-Chirn Is rs to the fate
which awaits thu American and Euro
pcan missionaries In that province
should amy stilllvmam in the vicinity
OF ku Ch"ne K-p"rts reached herr.
through diplomatic ana private sources
several weeks ago that thu missionaries
uiter III" recent massacr" in The int
rlor OF th" proy!nc, had. with their
families. sought refuge at Foo Chow.
which is near ~" coast. ANA where tho
presence of foreign men OF war make
them SAT" from further violence. II
they hay" remained at Foot how. or
rather al ruHudu ANCHORAGE. which is
Il foreign settlement only Il few miles
removed no danger could happen To-
them H. however. IN their zeal to be-
Sin again their work of christianiHiug
the natives. tnrN hay" returned to the
interior OF the province. III" GraVcSt APP
preheustous viii l." t-lt for their safety
unless they recciV, The protection OF the
European or American forces.
II ia surnisrd that thr rebellion is
tl,. work nI ~ r.rsf.tti:,ii. ~. M,
responsible, TOR The assaults some weeks
ago upon the foreign missions UniI
that time little. If anything, was known
Ia this country of this society beyond
the fact that II was a secret ureaniza-
ton and that its purposes were polt-
cal. 1t now appears they have adopted
their society u religious CHARACTER. mas
much as the Euddhists do moi practice
the eating OF meat. but live wholly
upon "A vegetable diet. and TINS maxi.
EcGetarianism AN articL. of the. Budd-
hist's iaith. Chinese diplomats say the
ranks ci this Scot are recruited chiefly
from elements corresponding to TN,
llCodlums" IN this country
Seclctnry Olnry resumed his desk
this morning ana spent all his time in
contcrenc" with his Assistants Acting
Secretary -Adrc explained all the details
OF the Mora cast. to- Mir Olnry and
transferred the whole subject to him
Just what course viii be followed i'm
collecting the draft has not been fully
determined and upon this subject Mr.
DlnaL. I,.rltn.s IA TON.