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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
CHIPPEWA LANDS.


Some Date About June l VIII Probably
Bs Designated fnr Opening.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 The opening
to settlement of so),745 acres Of the
Red Lake and White Earth reserva-
tons, which comprised part Of the
Chippewa Indian lands in Minnesota,
is provided for In a schedule submitted
by the commissioner OF the general
land Office to the secretary OF the in
terror, and which doubtless will be i'm.
mcdately approved, and of the lands
1913, 745 acres are In the Red Lake res.
ervation and 1000 in the White Earth
reservation, The opening probably
will take place at nino o'clock a. m, on
some day to be designated, about
lima
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


KANSAS CITY, Dec. 30 Cattle Receipts 43s,
calves,2l market steady shipping and dressed
beef steers. i32,@30j, western steers, 1880;
cows and heifers, SlO0d2s0 stockers and
feeders, se,iO S%h Hogs-Receipts, 30Sl;
market steady and strong at f225aaT5a.
Sheep Receipts 300 market steady at SlB5d
l7o. lIorses-Recelpts, sSO market dull at
steady prices
ST. Louis, Dec 30-Cattle Receipts, 500;
market steady. Hogs-Receipts 1000 mar.
ket strong, closed weak, Workers., 1886 b3.a5;
mixed, ia3Oa36O heavy, &50g36l Sheep
Receipts, 500 market steady.
CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-tattle Receipts, 500.
market steady fair to best beeyes, So 10 }
Az stockers and feeders, $40 &c.; mixed
cows and bulls, sliO $50. Texas, SEQ a75.
Hogs Receipts $50; market shade higher
for best grades, and &c lower for packers;
light $S4@S62n rough packing, t33ja3 40;
mixed and butchers &4Og367,i heavy pack
Ing and shipping, s34' AGO. pigs, $3.50 3.a5.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000, market strong native,
82OOQt3 5O western, s,tO0a 40; Texas ssU00
$50, lambs, $500 46,.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
Tho President VIII Hunt Again.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec 30-It is re-
ported from Norfolk that arrange.
mcnts have been made at the Ragged
Island club grounds, North Carolina,
for ducking expedition with Presi-
dent Cleveland as the guest of W. r.
Hancock, prominent tobacco manu-
facturer OF Richmond. The party Is
expected TO 60 by rail to Norfolk. 1t
is thought that the president will
leave Washington on Thursday
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
SAN FRANCISCO SEN SATlON


Mrs. Davidson Under Arrest on charges
Preferred by a Prominent Preacher.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-Mrs Mary
A. Davidson has been arrested on the
charge of extortion preferred by Rev.
G. o. Brown, pastor Of the First Con.
gregational church. DR.. Brown charges
her with blackmail, and says that no
paid her $500 to secure her silence in
regard to his alleged relations with
Miss 0verman, a young woman from
Tacoma, who visited at his house. The
First Congregational church Is the
largest and most fashionable one Of
that denomination in the city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. co. The schoon-
err Edna M Champion, which sailed
from this port on October IL for Port
Tampa, Fla, with cargo Of coal, and
has not since been heard from, has
been given up as lost by her owners,
Champion & Magee, of this city. The
ship had crew consisting of Capt
Frank Somers and nine men. The yes.
sci and cargo were worth $45, 900.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

|l:&!|1!(;'}l:

Casora Is DR.. Samuel Pitchers prescription for Infants
and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, Morphine NOR
other Narcotic substance. 1t is harmless substitute
for Parcgoric Drops Soothing Syrups and Castor OIL.
It Is Pleasant Its guarantee is thirty years. use by
Millions Of Mothers. Castora destroys Worms and allays
fevcrishness Castora prevents vomiting Sour Curd,
cures Dlarrhea and Wind Collie. Castoria relieves
tecthins troubles. constipation and faulency.
Castora assmilates tho food, regulates the stomach
and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Case
t0ria Is tho Chdren's Panacea-the Mothers Friend.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
THE BOND BILL PASSED.
The House Takes Vote on the Measure ~
Sections.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8O-When thu
house convened Saturday three houvs
remained for debate on the bond bill.
The vote, by the terms Of the rule un.
der which the house was operating,
was to be taken at three o'clock. The
attendance was large. At three P. m.
voting began. By tile time the roll
call in the first section was half
through it was thought that not
enough republicans would vote against
the first section for bonds to defeat 1t.
The first roll call resulted. Yeas,
l59; nays, 1872 Probably A republic.
ans voted against the bill. On an.
other roll call the first section OF tho
bond bill passed by vote Of 1863 to 1885.
The second section Of the bond bill
passed without division
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
Two tlo RoBe alEs.


4 diamond Thieves Oct About HT5, 900 from
Two Nav York Residences.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 30, In addition to
the robbery Of s65,O00 worth OF dia-
lnonds and jewelry from the Madison
square mansion Of l. Townsend Burden
Friday night, 1t now transpires that
another robbery, similar in It's mode
Of execution, was committed the
same evening In the house of Mrs.
Francis N. Barnes, at $40 Central
Park, West, ut about the same hour at
which the Burden house was robbed.
Tho loss In the case Of Mrs. Barnes,
however, was considerably less than
that Of the Burdens, aggregating not
more than $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo-, Dec. 80 In
the declamatory contest at the close Of
the South Central Missouri Teachers
association meeting, in which seven
counties were represented, the first
medal was won by Miss lnez Tabor, Of
this city, and the second by Miss Kate
Van Wormer, of West Plains.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
A Legislator Killed

WELDON, ILL.,, Dec. 80. State Repre-
sentative W. II. Taylor, Of the 3Oth
district, was shot aud killed here Sat
urday evening by Postmaster John II.
Pace. The latter had been sepai ated
from his wife for three years and
blamed Taylor for the estranrcment.
A coroner's jury returned verdict Of
Unsuitable homicide.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 3O.-The elegant
private dwelling, Seven Oaks" Gano
and Crutchfeld streets, was destroyed
by an incendiary fire at 2 o'clock yes.
terday morning. Two explosions Of
bombs were heard in the house before
the fire was discovered. The house
was built several years AFRO by Edward
Eakins, but was recently sold to Maj.
!. q. Randle. The loss Is estimated at
SAC, 900; insurance, $4,000 The police
have no clew to the incendiaries
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

BERLIN, Dec. 80. "A dispatch from 81.
! etersburg to the Tapeblatt says the
United States government has been
sounding Russia regarding the dispute
with England and it is said to have re.
ceived the most favorable reply. 1t Is
declared that the Russian government
shares President Ceveland's views in
the Venezuelan question and is pre-.
pared to support them automatically.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
War on Chicago tiamlnc Houses.

CHICAGO, Dee. 80 Chief of Police
Badenoch has begun series OF raids
on the gambling houses in the city and
declares he will stamp out all public
gambling in Chicago. Two notorious
resorts have been closed and others
will, no doubt be shut up SOON. The
arrests in each instance have included
the freuuenters OF the places
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
A STRICKEN TOWN.
Hartford, Kan, Visited for tho Third
Time With Disaster.

Hartford, Kan, Visited for tho Third
Time with Disaster.
EMpoRlA, Kan, Dec 80 The three
largest business buildings in Hartford,
20 miles south Of here, were destroyed
by Ars at daybreak yesterday morning.
Loss about $4,000 or $4,000 Last
spring Hartford was visited by cy.
clone which destroyed large part of
the residence portion Of the city and
killed and wounded u number of people,
and only o couple Of years previous to
that disaster fire destroyed nearly the
entire business part of the place in.
cludlng buildings which were replaced
by those burned this morning
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

WASHINGTON. Dee. 30 Congressman
Curtis has prepared bill to stop the
pension bureau from raising any ques.
ton as to the ante-bellum physical
condition Of any applicant for pen
sion who was examined and accepted
for enlistment and who performed
active service,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
Nottheast MIs.nuri Teachers.

MEXICO, Mo-, Dec 3o,-The North.
west Missouri Teachers association
adjourned after electiug the following
officers: President, L. ]. Hall, Of Mont
Romery City; secretary, Arthur Burton,
OF centralia; treasurer, j. +, Sporn-
horst Of Ladionia The association
passed resolution condemning the
proposed constitutional amendment
making the legal age for admission TO
public schools five years instead Of
eight The next meeting will DO at
Centralia. Mo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
A COSTLY TUNNEL.
Ono to 70 Built Under the Gold Fields d
Cr ppte Creek, Col


Cr ppse Creek, Col
DENVER, COL, Dec. 30-W. H. Bush,
David Motfat, Evan Smith and several
well known mine owners have organ
lied a company TO drive tunnel under
the richest portion Of the porphyry gold
fields at Cripple Creek. The tunnel
will start about a mile south OF the
town OF Cripple Creek and will extend
1900 feet due east TO the Victor mine.
The projects important for the reason
that II the tunnel is completed 1t will
settle the vexed question Of the depth
Of Cripple Creek mines. As yet only
one or two veins have shown any signs
Of exhaustion with depth, but no mine
has been worked deeply enough to
make the permanency Of the camp a
certainty. 1t will cost Sl,0OO,O0 and
take two wears TO build.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec, 30 Negro
literary lights from the surrounding
territory including st. Joseph, Mo-,
Topeka, Leavenworth, Lawrence,
Atchison, Fort Scott and Wichita,
Kan, and Macon City, NO.,
will gather in Kansas City, Kan,
Thursday and Wednesday to A.
tend the fifth annual meeting Of the
Interstate Literary association, which
will be held at the st. James Methodist
church. The association Is composed
OF many Of the most intellectual
negroes of this section.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
INTERESTING TO PENSIONERS.
A United States Court saws That a Pension
Check Is Not Attachable.

A United States Court saws That Pension
Check Is Not Attachable.
PARKERsBURG. w. Va. Dec. 80. Judge
John Jackson, of the United States
circuit court, yesterday released Ben
jamin +. Morgan, United States pen.
soner. Morgan had given his pension
certificates as security for a store 10.
count. When the pension check came
he refused to pay the bill and was ar.
rested for obtaining money under false
pretenses. The court held that no
pension money could be attached, lsv.
led on or in any way made subject to
debt, and ordered that Morgan be 70.
leased at once.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

JEFFERSON CRY, Mo, Dec. So.-Gov.
William j. Stone has invited ali the
commissioned officers Of the national
guard OF Missouri to attend a reception
which he will give in their honor on
New Years day at the executive man.
sion In this city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
GOV. RsNfRow OBJECTS.


1RhOml LNH1SIAture.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec. 3o-Gov Rem
frow, in an open letter, refuses to call
an extra session Of the legislature to
legislatc on the payment of taxes
The governor answers that, as the PEG.
ple are willingly paying their taxes,
and as the amount saved, even were
proper legislation had, will not be
more than the cost Of holding the SEES.
sion. he does not consider II expedient
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

NV YORK. Dec. 80 Young Critic
and Jack Everhardt have been matched
by Joe vendig to fight for a purse OF
$4,0Oo-S3, 900 to 60 to the winner and
$1,000 to the loser. The men are to
weigh in at 1888 pounds. They are to
fight on February is in Mexico.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
An Old Engineer Retlrss.

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Dec. 30-After
having spent So years in constant serv.
ice as locomotive engineer, Henry G.
Weston gave up his engine on the
Memphis railway last week and 70.
tired from the business. Mr. Weston
is So years old and is known among
railroad men as dad" Weston. He
was the oldest railroad engineer run.
ming out Of Kansas City, and the
5reater part OF his work on the road
vas as engineer Of passenger train
locomotives.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
NEWS NOTES.

Thomas Elliott, a leading druggist
at Pittsburg, Kan. has failed.
G. ". Condor, OF Spring View. Neb.,
com mitted 81 icide at Ottawa, Kan, by
cutting his throat from ear to ear
with a pocket-knifc.
Near Durwood, |. T., Frank Harmon
shot and killed his cousin. W. D Goff.
Parties from the vicinity say Il was .
cold blooded murder. Harmon was ar,
rsstsd
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

In row In dlsorierly houso at
Hannibal, Mo-, James Feeney was shot
and probably mortally wounded by
Jennie 0'Donnell, the mistress Of the
place The woman was placed ia jail.
hut later Reye bond.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

A dispatch from constantinople stat.
ed that the United States had demand.
ed from the porte the payment Of il
large indemnity for the loss sustained
BY American missionaries in Asia
Minor. ~,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
MIX % SCHOOLS.
Tho School board Of Perry, Ok, Bitterly
Opp0srd to them.

Tho school Hoard OF Ferry, On. bitterly
Opp0sed to them.
PERRY, Ok, Dec 30 Trouble may
occur over mixed schools here. A re-.
cent decision admits colored children
to all public schools Of the city. The
school board and nearly all the white
people are bitterly opposed to mixed
schools and the board will order
schools discontinued as a last resort,
to prevent mixed schools. A stormy
meeting Of the board was held last
night The colored people declare
that they will have the rights as given
them by the court
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

WASHINGTON. De Is In the reor-
ganlzation of the senate the democrats
are TO have 10 Of the minor COMMITTEES
cIlairmanships. These will be given
to the oldest party leaders including
senators Cockrell and Vest, and will
insure them comfortable rooms ut the
capitol, with clerks and messengers, q
at present
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
TIRED OF CIVILIZATION.
Iowa Indians Have Leased 10000 acres Of
Land In tho Raw Reservation,

TOWH ThuIAHB HAVe L6NBeu IbIUUU HCred u
Land In tho kaw Reservation.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Dec. 30-The Iowa
Indians have inst closed lease with
the Kaw tribe for $4,000 acres Of land
In the reservation of the latter tribe.
The Iowas will erect village thers
and live of the rental OF their allotted
lands east of here, which they arc
leasing to white farmers. They ny
they are tired Of living apart on their
allotments, scattered among the whites,
who will not associate with them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
st remedy for children Of

"Castoria Is the best remedy for children Of
which am acquainted. Ihope the day Is not
far distant when mothers willconsider the real
interest Of Aheir children, and use Castoria In.
stead Of the variousq uack nostr,ims which are
destroying their loved ones, BY forcing opium,
morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful
agents down their throats, thereby sending
than b premature graves"
Dn. ]. !. XMMuoH,
Conway, Ark.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
Castoria.

"Castoria Ia an excellent medicine for chill.
dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
Dr.. G. @. Osooop,
Lowell, Mass,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02
TAT and HANDSOME.
N oins or l9norance Of the Parents
HeW Il Affects the Little Ones.

@Otu0rb XIII tuolr CnllureH every year.
Not Intentionally, you understand,
but none the less certainly.
Through csrelessnassP Possibly
Through ignoranceP Certainly,
Calling a spade a spade Is sometimes
the only way to convey an idea INTEL
igibly.
Let Us do q little plain talking.
From the moment Of conception,
the little vital spark is dependent on
the blood and tissues Of the mother
for nourishment and growth.
From the time it Is born until II is
weaned the badly depends upon the
mothers milk for nourishment and
growth.
There can be no question as to
these facts. Can thereP
II the mothers blood and tissues are
clean, pure, and free from poisons, the
child before birth and after birth will
DO strong and healthy.
Pure blood and rich blood are syn
onymous.
No persons blood can be pure I'M
less the kidneys are working natur-
ally and BEAUTIFULLY.
The sole duty Of the kidneys is to
purify the blood.
Healthy Kidneys-Purc Blood
Pure Blood--Rich, Pure Milk
Rich, Pure 'Milk---Strong, Healthy
Baby.
This Is not hard argument to
follow.
Because 1t Is the Truth.
Do you see Its applications You
mothers with poor, irail, puny, half
nourished, and more than hali-pois-
oned babiesP
DO you wonder that their tender
brain and blood cannot resist polsons
and impurities that make even you
sIck, dizzy, torpid, and weakp
You owe it to your child, your
Maker, and yourself to keep your kid
neys active and your blood pure.
Asparagus is the natural medicine
ior the kidneys.
All its virtues to heal to soothe, to
strengthen, TO purify will be found in
DR., Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills.
And the poorest mother can afford
them. They arc only fifty cents Il
box, although worth ten times that
to you.
"sweet and low, sweet and low
Wind Of the Western sen,
Low, low, breathe and blow,
Wind Of the Western sea.
Over the rolling waters go,
Come from tho dying moon and blow
BLOW him again to mo-
Whllc my little one, while my pretty one
slecps'
Fifty cents per box. from all drug
gists, or lnclosc 30 cents in stamps or
silver direct to the HOBBS MEDl-
CINE CO., Chicago and San Francis
WHobbts co. Interesting and
norannpe instructive book on
a. ~ Kidney Health and
~ I'M. Blood Filtering.
l-JJ0y Pl1l0 Free.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 3d. Receipts Of wheat,
Is cars year ago, n cars. Sales by car lots;
No. hard wheat, 40 No. . hard, 4,c;
No, hard, 400, No. 2 red 66c No.
red, b4c, No 4 red, 45G5SMc; rejected 50
0c4ic; No spring, b205Snc No. 3, 100.
Receipts Of corn, ~ cars year ago, q cars
No 2mixed, slS GssSc; No Smxed. eve No
4 mixed, 10J.ie; No : white, Elk " No;
No, ., slHci No 4, aoU2c, Receipts OIL oats,
0 cars, a year ago. ears No. 2 mixed,
lStll6o, No. mixed, l4c; No. a. 1870 No
swhite, l7o No. white, l5hc Receipts Of
hay, 81 cars; timothy No. /, 1900 bit00 fancy
prairie 800 Eggs, tic per doz. Poultry,
hens, +,idhc per lb, spring, 61ohc per lb.;
brolers, 70 per ID roosters,la l7Mc each tur.
keys, &c ducks, ~ Sc geese &c. pigeons, 600
per doz Butter. extra fancy sa',c fair, 1871 b
leXc dairy fancy IA loo store packed, i0gi.c.
Apples, fancy, Il 70 o. 0per Dbl; choce, sl.7j
do10O per Dbl common to good, Sl.0J ela0 per
Dbl Potatoes, 70 i@Z5c Sweet potatoesS,4a0c
per bu. Cabbage, 7ac Asl.00 per 100 lbs. On
Ions, SOC per bu.
ST. LOUIS, Dec S0,-Receipts, wheat, 10000
bu corn, 5000 bu: oats, 49, 40 bu. Closing
prices: wheat-Cash6, &c bid December, 54nci
NhN, "oA t'oNu uiu' toiu~NoSu,~oltt buNVuis
Der, 23Ac May, 2,tc. Oats-Cash l6Hc bid;
December. l6Sc; May, shc
CHICAGO, Dec Wheat December, 54xa
baxc; January, bhSc; May, s7A aasAe. Corn
December, sshc January, en- 1s8ci May, s7S
U2siSc. oats-December, i6Xa i7o May, 1sx0
isKc, Pork December, E62H January. SSa5
as52x; May, $3.50 ssTH December,
&l7h; January, $Ng,x aS.e'; May, ~, MN.
Short Ribs December, u Is; January, t42sh0
~; May, tLialaa1
At Topeka, Kan, proceedings were
commenced in the district court for
the disbarment Of Attorneys lib Case
and G. W. Carey from the right to prac.
tice in Kansas courts The complain.
ant Is Mrs Mary Brown, who alleges
that. as her attorneys, Case 4 Carey
colecte some 81 900, which they neg
lected to turn over to her.
?. l, Bonebrake, chairman Of the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

p. |. Bonebrake, chairman Of the
board Of police commissioners at To.
peka, Kan, has resigned and Frank
Foster, an attorney, was appointed 70
the vacancy,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-02

Conway, Ark.
Evening star., 1896-11-30
TREASURY FINANCES.
Figures Stated in the Annual ReDOrt
of Treasurer Morgan

The annual report of the United States
treasurer shows The net ordinary reve-
hues OF the government during the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1896. to have been
$i26,3IG,9n. and the expenditures S532 Ia
;i6. leaving a deficiency for the year of
ST., ,93, ,2iG, or slT,0Ol,9 ,917 less than during
the preceding fiscal year The report shows
that during the last fiscal year there was
NJ Increase of s7SG!. l34 in the receipts
from customs, an increase of s. 34l 1g2 from
internal revenue sources, an increase Of
SlT9622 from miscellaneous sources, and
loss of S7,S ,S23 from the sale of public
lands, making the net increase in the re-
ceipts sl35SG, l25. Fhe decrease in the ex-
perGitures amounted TO $4,UI5, S52. The re-
port shows the total receipts from the first
s3o,coooo lean of 1894 to have been s5S,-
6Gh?lI: the second loan of $Jo.OO0oOU of
1884 SOS, 19.1lo; the loan of ST., ,315, 400 for
1895 So, ,42S. .o56 and the sl00, 900 900 loan of
1856 $il 200, ,6l2 From the first loan there
was realized So, ,S;5D.264 in gold coin, and
$o,Slo,i3O in gold certificates; from the sec.
oId loan. S3,G5l,1 ,1Ss in gold coin and So
WS, 40 in gold certificates. from the third
lean. So, 42so5l in gold coin, and from the
fourth loan. $lu3.327, l55 in gold coin and
$2.o26,Sl0 liz gold certificates. The total
receipts from the several bond sales there
fore were $oi, 1G4, ,295.
circumstances, says the treasurer there
is natural flow of gold toward the treas
ury, which ften is limited only by the
capacity of the treasury to carry the spe-
Gle. Fortunate, indeed has 1t been for the
treasury that even during the most critical
periods through which the country has re-
Gently passed these currents of inflow have
rot been altogether checked, and that
where their volume has been materially
diminished the loss has been partly made
good by the assistance Of financial insttu-
tiols. In the fifteen months ending with
September last the Withdrawals of gold
from the treasury in redemption of United
States notes and treasury notes amounted
to the immense sum of s192 972. .2O5, while
the net gains of gold from all sources at
tained total of SIS. LBS, ,g2."
According to the revised estimates of the
department the monetary stock June
80, 1856. was s2,34S, ,33S,571. as compared
with 1888, 1O4,6S on June 30, 1885. ~Since
the close of the fiscal year this loss has
teen fully recovered. chiefly by the impor-
tation of gold. The net proceeds of the
national bank notes redeemed during the
year were s1O7 ,S91 .O2G. the largest amount
fer any like period in ten years, and. with
the exception of three years, the largest
since 1S19