The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-02-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GOSSIP or WASHINGTON ~
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS.
nolngs the Chiefs and Heads Of the
Various Departments.

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amount Of oil kinds Of money in cir
oulation is placed at 81 5s9, GOT. an in
crease since January lat, 1896, of
Sl0,5l3,s83. The per capita circula-
ton is S22.47.
United States District Attorney Mac.
farlane is engaged in investigating the
Inflated Hawkins expedition. The ar
rest OF Garcia and other leaders now
in Washington for violation Of the
neutrality laws is the possible outcome
Of the investigation. Cubans are
badly frightened and it is hard to find
any one who viii admit knowing any
thing about the Hawkins or having
anything to do with her.
The house committee on military af-
fairs, Friday, completed the army APP
preparation bin for tho coming fiscal
year. II carries an appropriation Of
S23, 275, 002, being S8l7, 900 below the
estimates on which il is based, and
$23, 1914 over the amount allowed for
the current year. The Indian appro-
priation bill has been completed by q
subcommittee of the house committee
on Indian affairs. As at present ar
ranged the bill carries a total, in round
numbers, of So, 47s,00O, a decrease
from the total of the appropriation for
the current fiscal year of about
100000.
Elverton Chapman, the New York
broker, recently convicted in the Grim
inal court of tho District of Columb
for refusing to answer questions pro-
pounded to him by a senate commit
tee of investigation as to alleged specu-
lations of United States senator's in
sugar trust stock, was called up Satur-
day for sentence. The court over
ruled a motion for arrest of Judgment
and sentenced Chapman to thirty days
imprisonment in the district jail and
n fine of 500. Notice of appeal to
the court of appeals was at once given
and Chapman was released on bail
pending the result of the appeal.
Nicaragua Affairs.
VIM. Baker, United State minister
to Nicaragua, has supplied to the state
department extracts from the annual
message to congress of President
Zelaya, to indicate the excellent fnan-
cial standing of Nicaragua and the
material progress made during the
year.
The president, who found large
deficit in the treasury when he as
fumed office, now reports that he has
paid off $379,379 of the foreign debt,
which now amounts to but 285, 900
pounds at per cent, having twenty
years to run, and has also paid 81, =
157, 446 of the domestic debt, and re-
tsins S713,179 in the treasury. At
this rate the republic would be free of
debt inside of three years. 1t is not
proposed, however, to keep on ex-
tinguishing the debt, but instead, to
apply the surplus receipts to the build
ing of q railroad to connect Lake
Nicaragua with the Atlantic at Ramaba
and there to connect with the steam
ers to the United States and Europe,
which is expected to do much to de-
velop the commerce of the country.
Bayard May Resign.
A Washington special of Monday
says: From apparently perfectly reli-
able sources, it is learned that Presi-
dent Cleveland has in his possession a
letter from Ambassador Bayard notify
ing him that in case the house of rep
resentatives passes any resolution of
censure of whatever character con-
corning him, he will Immediately re-
sign the post of ambassador 20 tie
court of st. James.
At the meeting of the house COM
mittee on foreign affairs, the republi-
can majority decided to bring to the
house a resolution of censure directed
against Mr.. Bayard on account of his
recent attack on protection and the
evils which it has introduced every
where in political life. It is likely
that the house will pass some res
olution though the shape of it cannot
now be determined.
Should resolution now pass, which
seems probable, and Bayard comes
home, his coming is likely to prove
nothing short of national calamity.
In the present status of our relations
with Great Britain, the recall of a
trained diplomat like Bayard, who has
the entire confidence not only of the
American people but the British as
well, might SO precipitate diplomatic
questions that it would be disastrous.
Mr.. Bayards service as secretary Of
state and ambassador has made him
thoroughly familiar with all of our
contentious with Great Britain and q
new man would be almostat the mercy
of the English diplomats.
Message From Cleveland.
President Cleveland has sent to con.
gress request for an appropriation