Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1896-06-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.
GOSSIP OF THE CAPITAL IN
PITIIY PARAGRAPHS.
DoIngs OF the Chiefs and Heads Of the
Various Departments.

GOT. The days Withdrawals were $4O,-
700.
Judge Cuberson, of Texas, who is
at the capital, thinks the Chicago con-
vention will have no difficulty in nam
ing o silver candidate. He thinks
everything now points to Boies. The
Texas delegation seems solid for Boies.
The facing of the Savannah, Ga,
public building will be of Georgia
marble instead of brick. The contract
for the additional work has been
awarded Atlanta contractors at 500, 900
making the total contract price for
completing the building $4,000
Time for completion sixteen months.
Speaker Reed has decided to remain
in Washington, where he can get the
news quick and fresh from st. Louis.
Surrounded by few friends, he sits
in his room at the Shoreham reading
kilograms which come to him every
twenty minutes from his boomers in
ST. Louis. Reed yet has hopes. He
thinks if Mckinley doesn't get the
nomination on the first ballot he won't
get it at all. In that event he counts
upon himself.
Congressman 10 Abbott, of Texas,
suffered a serious injury Sunday. He
took nm afternoon tour around the Po-
tomac to one of the resorts, where he
und Judge Culberson attempted to
shoot the chutes. Both wore the reg
ulation Texas black sombrero. AS they
went down the incline the-wind got
under Judge Abbott's. He turned
lno,e the rail of the boat to catch his
hat just as The boat hit the water. In
consequence he was thrown high in
the air and fell upon his back on the
seats of the boat, sustaining a severe
wrench of the spine.
Treasury Statement.
The treasury gold reserve at the
close Of business Wednesday stood at
S103, 200, 1914. The days Withdrawals
were 1858, 800.
All the gold due under the last bond
issue has now been paid into the treas
nry. It amounted to Sill $50, 6l0, of
which 500, 100000 was principal,
81, 166, 246 premium and $3.50, 365 in
tercst. OF the otal sum $65, 642, 667 was
paid into the subtreasury at New
York, LOIS, 791 at other subtr easu
ries, and $31 1894, 152 in natiohal bank
repositories. Since january 6tF, the
date when bids for the last bind issue
was invited, there has been withdrawn
from the treasury ST., 339, $50 in gold
as follows: For export, $40, 088, 282 {;
jewelers. bars, 50, 6O7, $50.
OIney Writes Checks for Foreigners.
The United States government per-
formed an oct of justice Saturday I'M
der its treaty provisions, in paying
some indemnities for injuries done to
subjects OF foreign nations by Ameri-
can citizens. Secretary Olney gave to
Baron Favo, the italian ambassador,
check for $40, 600, to be turned over
to the families of four Italians who
were killed by mob at Walsenberg,
Col, last fall, and Sir Julian Paunce-
fotc, the British ambassador, was given
check for 81 800 for the relief of the
Dawson family, British subjects, who
were badly handled in Nebraska, and
81, 900 for one Balm, the purser of an
English ship, who was shot IN the leg
during the levee riots in New Orleans
asst fall. The money was appropriated
by congress.
North Atlantic Squad on.
The navy department has informed
Rear Admiral Bunce, commanding the
North Atlantic stations that it pro-
poses, if practicable, not to interfere
in any manner with the movements
and exercises of his squadron during
the present session. With this view
Secretary Herbert has been obliged to
decline the numerous requests he has
received for ships to visit certain
places and take part in local celebra'
tions and festivities. The feet will
cruise of sea between Nantucket and
the capes of the Chesapeake.
The battleship Massachusetts and
the monitor Terror will join the first
before it leaves New York and the
Texas will soon follow. This will be
the largest fleet ever assembled by the
navy department in feet tactics, and
it is expected that the experience that
will be gained will be of much benefit
to the service.
A statement has been issued by the
treasury department giving the i'm
ports and exports for the past clever
months. According to this statement
We have exported during the clever
months SS15, 97I, 764 of merchandise
and imported $723, $50, TAT. Thus the
excess of exports over imports has beer
500, OFT.
While this is the case we have ship
ped out in the same timo $lO5, 80 ,07(
of gold coin, aud only $50, 1888, 524 has
been shipped to us. Thus in The pas
eleven months we have lost $74, sos,
SAC of gold coin.
OF silver we have shipped ont S55,
515, 178, and but Sl1, 929, $50 to whicl
makes US short $40, 585, SIS on silver
In the gold which has ben shipped
in is included that brought from
abroad blythe Morgan syndicate to pa,
for bonds. AS only $50, 1873, 524 al
told has been brought in for clever
months past, it would seem that thu
Morgan syndicate did not get all tn
gold from abroad, as they promised.
The senate bond investigation com
mittee is going to quit business for
time. It started out Monday with Sec
rotary Carlisle on the stand. He an
swered all the questions in about tn
way he had told of the various bon'
issues before. He told why he resort
ed to his power under the law. TIL
committee think it useless to remain
in session at Washington any longer