New-York tribune., 1896-01-03
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
-.,cr VOLUME OF GREENBACkS RE
Tanned IN TIE TREASURY
..rxcr THAT ~ ANTARCTIC CONTINENT
ryisTs--hN EXPLANATION fN'" WV
rosTcH-BAHoN 'voN srvMMs IN
JrRIES NOT SERIOUS.


LURES NOT SERIOUS.
vr,shiugton. Jan. From Official hs"ieS t
va sem that a much larger volume than Is
a-olly supposed of the total issue OF sreehDacks
sinod se''-. In the Treasury. At the time OF the
.. s,oc,-r,arke; furry in NcwNork Il was said
~. ,,o-c gold vas not withdrawn from the treas
49,, beca,.se ai-,ender uotes Of large dsnom'na-
,,,s could not be had. The reason 70" ms appears
uo.,s nio,v that grea; proportion Of thesa large
,as ayc now held In the Treasury cash ana tnS'
~. ,a,rr,,nl,,. are held manly bv the banks IN The
r,a,cai centres. The Treasurcrs statemen; Tor
x,vs,5,or % 1895 shows thst OF the tinted States
.,.as (creenbacAD. about Sl@V0Wo consisted o'
,,As OF denominations OF 500 and over. While ony
S., SO 90 %, Of the Treasury notes OF 1890 consist
"A a, such large denominations. on December 3 is''.
,s Treasury held sl5,o.S2o Of United States notes
~ grsenbacks ard about $22,I0.c00 OF Treasury
,ss ~ 1890 As most of these notes in the Treas
NV are those which have been redeemed IN sod.
and the largest ,.oes are suay h ,Dl
holdings ara largely maze M eo up OF SUN .,aes
notes in the Treasury are held ssains' certmed'cs
.; deposit but on Tece6sL $ S, sbdwp ,h9t
;sese banks held such certificates to ne amount
=, SIS soG0. the remainder probably beng ne!d ny
oasr banks @ ~ br Siona ap banks in the n:ed
state held United States rotes aud Treasury notes
SSs o, ~ row are about the same then ,he Treasury
and IN, National banks together hold about s25l-
~ bank:ng instituttons other than National in
hs United States ho,d s7cOoo Of gresr2a ks and
than thsl then the Treasury ara the o@anKs @ ho"i
about Sa0o0ooo Of the total issue OF sisfWV"o ana
MD Tie largest denominations OF these notes.
~,s. uvdrograrhic O:fce has received corrohora-
i've reports from mariners which 80 far to demon.
crate the existence OF an Antarctic continent OF
.,nshlerable extent and elevation. The Naval
lyyiroSrap pher. in connection with an zee char'
issued to-day. gives a few Of the most imporia''
rsDorts from navisator's point OF view. ana says
.0n no othor frequenied trade route are vessels
9, lab'e 10 be obstructed by drift ice as in iha
n,rt,on Of tn, South Atlantic lying 10 the east of
r,,c Horn and tee Falkland Islands. AS given
- the mos; reliable authorities, the mean ice
Nn, FOR this region runs nor'heastward from
cane Horn through latitude % degrees south
l,ns.;udo % degrees vest. as far as latitude .
degrees south. longitude 20 degrees west the &C.
c,rrence OF ice north ct the for'ieh parallel being
-.rc The accompanying chart shows ihe limits.
sc,or;jng % the numerous reports received by the
fr.;eI States Photographic Ofice. Of the enormous
S5r,ps the exceptionally severe years of 1922 and
ixS An o' these reports agree IN descrln!ns ne
he!sat ana extent. and herded 50 closely 'oseiher
tsa: a:y at;empt - force a passsss ,hIo'sa M ~ .We
anger r,any vessels being more or less damaged
" coIision, aHl Two los., iemsrKen ira'u1e S'f
faren. age 0. neighboring berss. many % 'nem
presenting the sharp outline tagesd edse snd u Her
tohs,s saowed evidence Of having Oeen long saost
Earth stains and Disadvantages upon s e, seve'a, ~
eontac with the land The las, statement; wh!Gh
n,aking from The reports he has on the subject -
also verified by the fact well known 20 scieninc
coud not have been formed on small. low-ly!ng
Islands. but from large continent OF sueh he!snt
that enormous gla GERS could De iorHei anu prog
ress made toward the ocean.
The Secretary o. State has received from Governor
ls.ir n l.
the shooting Of the mate of British Vesse a. New
Orleans during the levee riots there last year. The
British Government. through Sir Julian Pauncefote
Of iris trea,rsen, OF a British subject and Mr.
Oney wrote to Governor Foster asking for me
matter referred to the Attorney General OF the
Sat- fer Investigation. and the report made by HIM
done with evil intent toward the mate
Baron Won stum,n the German military a.tache.
whose eft arm. was broken and who sustained severe
sprai=s b. being thrown from his horse while fox-
hunting here yesterday. VII. lie only temporarily in
conyneneed by rs injuries wncn si6 nG[ a. 5o. al
who $ IT, as the IA RarDn IS IA skn Idin and
As resu!, OF the recent tests Of automatic ma
chine guns of the same ca.hre as the Navy small
arm the Naval Ordnance B.reau mas ordered hfty
Of TIE guns submitted ~ the Colt Manufacturing
Company. An opportuniy vii be giyeI 20 , ne
manufacturers OF iHe N"iGcnfe'di and Hotchkiss
sl.s 20 submit their laNtnNons loT ahothe! Test
after sonoa alterations n their construction nave
been made.
TIE Senate Committee On Commerce held short
meeting to-day. at which Chairman Frye announced
The following suh-commit'oes: on Bridge s-Mr Nesi.
Chairman and Msssrs. Jones. OF Nevada. ana '-tiIH
On Nom;nators-Mr. Quay. chairman. ani M'ssis
Nelson. Mcbride. Frye Murphy. Berry ana Pasco
Mr. Dingley. OF Maine. chairman of the House
WAYS and Means Committee has appointed II. NJ
Loud. Rockiand Ne. ceri; 10 the committee. and
T. s Merrill assistant clerk.