The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-06-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.
TWENTY-FOUR FEET OF WATER At
THEE.
Classification of the Salaries of the POST
masters of the southern States-Other
Washington Gossip.


the engineer corps. in cl arge of the i'm
provement of the Savannah r-ver. reports
10 the war department that iii execution
of the project fer the attainment OF a depth
of twenty-;iX feet to the ocean at Tybce,
at high tide, a depth Of twenty tour feet Is
Low attained.
The treasury gold reserve is now within
100000 of the 800, 900 800 na.k. This rcsit
has been attained hy the agreemen5 with
the Morgan belmont syndicate by which
the treasury has already received S3S ,tO}.tDC
in gold, leaving $1,000 G0 still due from the
syndicate. By the GEMS Of Their agreement
it VIII he remembered that they wcre t.
prevent the export OF gold. and since the
date OF their contract, February Sth, N-ry
little gold has been exported and the re-
Gempticns, while still iIcser than nortn2l,
have OF res cEed in the period sIn'c Te5-
ruary 9Th quite $7.I0OUG). vt IL present
time the treasury is recelviup c1Lsidrralle
gold from the minis sent there Tor COIN
ase ana the checks in payments w!.i!c
payable in gold are usually paid in silver
notes, the holders not always ucSIrnS gold
notes or legal tenders Tor them. The last
date Oh which the gold reserve was intact
was December II. 1891.
The last congress appropriated SOS, 0G0 to
Fay accrued sugar bounties anC $5,go06C.
10 Fay bounties on SLSirs produced be-
tween august %, 1884, ana June 80 1895.
and regulations and forms fo~ the fling Of
claims for both classes Of bountias were
approved today at the treasury Department
by Secretary Carlisle AMI VIII be issued
in printed form by the collectors Of inter-
Ial revenue Of the several .lis .victS on and
ttcF July LIST next. All the accrued suycr
bounty claims viii he paii I'm fail, but il il
] OF believed that me S3,JD)wJ apDTuprtg ted
lcr the payment IF bounUes on sugars
produced ECtween Angus. Is. 1871 AMI
tune 30, 1888, VIII be S,i.fIricu: 20 pay the
bountes Of Ibis class in nli. If this should
be The cas- th~ claims viii be prorped
anu instead OF receiving $40 Of a cent
J ound Tor the sugar produced as coHtem-
Flaleu ny the act Of congress, the pro-
louAu' or o-tO as the case may be.
Consul Lofts Funeral.
Washington, June pa letter received at
the state department today from the United
states minister to Nicaragua, confirming
the telegraphic report or the death OF
Consul Hiram r. Lott, at Managua, on
June 9Th says that Mr.. Lofts funeral was
conducted with military honors, and was
attended by the Nicaraguan ministry. As a
tribute of respect the United States flag
was displayed at half-mast and Grape was
placed on the door OF the legation.
Appointments by Secretary Carlisle.
Washington, June 22-Secretary Carlisle
today appointed Scott Nesbitt, of Missouri
appointment clerk of the treasury, vice
Herman Kretz resigned, and T.. G.. john
son, OF the state OF Washington, chief clerk
Of the internal revenue bureau, vice Nesbitt
promoted. These changes VIII take effect
July LIST next.
Adyices received by the marine hospital
service confirm previous reports relative to
the plague in Foo Chow, and say it is an
established epidemic. 1t is confined to the
city proper most of the deaths occurring
within the city walls near the gates. Sew
eral cases are alleged to have occurred
among the natives of a village ON the island
of Nantan, in the vicinity of a foreign set
tlemCnt, but Consul Hxsou is unable to say
that these are real cases of plague The
epidemic is identical with the one which
visited Hong Kong and Canton last year
The consul says it is impossible to institute
amy sort Of sanitary measures in 500 Chow
and unless the epidemic dies out Ct IT'S own
accord there are good prospects for an
alarming mortality
Secretary Carlisle today refused to re-
verse his decision as to the dcportne of
three Cinnamon who are now in san Fran
cisco. These Cinnamon left New Orleans
several months ago for Buenelds, with the
intention of settling there. They changed
their minds and returned 10 New Orleans.
Admission to the United States was denied
them and they were ordered to depart for
China Iney have arrived at San Fran
cisco en- route and the Chinese consul there
had a right to return to the United States
and that their deportation is I'm violation OF
the Chinese treaties. The treasury depart
ment made an exhaustive investigation into
their case when they were arrested at New
orleans and Secretary Carlisle sees no rea-
son TO change the decision that he reached
at first.