The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-01
NEW ISSUE OF BILLS
TOO MUCH ART WASTED ON
PRESENT SILVER CERTIFICATES.
The Pictorial Series TO Be Cancelled
and More Modest Notes Printed
by Secretary Gage.
HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF GOLD
INDIANAPOLIS LIKELY TO BE Give
TWENTY NEW LETTER CARRIERS.
No Change Probable, However, Be-
fore Next FaII-Omces for HOLSTERS
-DunIop's Last Hope Gone.
cpecial to the 1ndiananolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 3O-Secretary Gage
has ordered the new one, two and five
dollar silver certificates taken up and can
celed as fast as they are received at the
treasury in the course of business. These
notes are regarded as nuisances by the
whole business world. They were issued by
the former administration under the direc-
ton of a chief of the Engraving and Print
ing Bureau who had a theory that it was
the duty of the government to give the
people a taste OF high art and to impress
on the popular mind pictorial lessons of the
~country's progress. The ideally artistic was
his fad and he spent tens of thousands of
dollars to designers who could immortalize
his %conceits. In doing this they had to de-
stroy the greater number of the seventy
two checks against counterfeiters the
treasury engravers had been putting into
the plates during the past thirty years. And
now comes a rude practical business man
who knocks these surprisingly beautiful
works of art into oblivion. Engravers are
at work upon new designs for bills to be
issued in the place of the monstrosities that
have been called in.
The very day before the first engagements
of gold for export were reported treasury
officers were hopeful that the outflow of
precious metal might be delayed for quite
a time. Now they admit that the pros
poets are for large shipments continuing for
an indefinite period. To-day's Withdrawals
for shipment are discounted in treasury
speculation, but the active movement was
nevertheless something like the shock of
q shower bath. The heavy imports of mer-
chandise in anticipation of the enactment
-
cumulation of money in New York, the
disappointing prolongation of general COM
mercial and industrial depression, all con-
tribute to the theory that the outflow of
gold may continue for several weeks. The
treasury is in splendid shape to stand a
run. To-morrow's figures will show a re-
serve of approximately $152, $780, 900, and it is
being fed from outside sources at the rate
of $250,00 O to 100000 a day. The products
of the American mines alone from now for
ward will be that much and nearly all fnds
its way into the federal treasury through
the minis. The syndicate that was so pow
erful in protecting the gold reserve last
year is entirely out of the field and not
interfering in any way with the natural
law of exchange.
The Postofice Department is in a very
embarrassing position. Delegates from all
over the world to the International postal
congress are arriving every day and POST
master General Garry finds himself without
a dollar available for the use of the con-
gress. The general deficiency bill, which
President Cleveland failed to sign. carried
an appropriation of $50, 900 for the congress.
The bill with this item has again passed
the House, but it has not yet been acted
on IN the Senate. On Monday next an eff
Tort Will be made to get a joint resolution
passed in order that the appropriation
might be available at once. Senator AL
lison will push the proposition in the Senate
and Mr. Cannon in the House.
Captain White, of Charlottesville, form
erly a chief of division in the Pension
Office and dropped for political reasons
soon after President Cleveland moved into
the White House, has been reinstated TO a
clerkshlp and will be given his old position
or one equally as good in the course of
highly of Captain White and considers
pay rolls.
Representative Overstreet had another
consultation with First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Heath this afternoon over the
application for additional postal carriers for
indianapolis. 1t is probable that the in
crease when granted will be for twenty
carriers or more instead of fifteen, as
originally asked, but it is not likely the
change can be made before next fall. There
are now sixteen substitute carriers in the
Indianapolis office and forty-two on the
Frank NJ. Dice, of Charlottesville, who is
a candidate for sixth auditor of the treas
airy, returned home this afternoon. 1t is
believed that he has received an intimation
that he is to be honored by an appointment
to the position he covets and that he has
gone home to get ready to change his resi-
dence to Washington.
G. L. Jones, of Indianapolis, has made APP
plication of the Treasury Department for
appointment as auditor OF naval accounts.
Representative Overstreet has succeeded
in securing the reinstatement of DIR.
Thomas l.. Armstrong. of Indianapolis, to
his old place as inspector in the Bureau of
Animal Industry at a salary of 81, 400. The
phis, Tenn.
Fourth-class Indiana postmasters were
appointed to-day as follows: Florence,
Switzerland county, j. NJ. w. Langsdale,
vice Henry Foster. removed; Friendship,
Ripley county, Henry Schmolsmire, vice L.
H. Booster, removed; Hackleman, Grant
county, j. r. Fink, vice r. 4. FELTON,, re-
signed; Homer. Rush county. j. II. Robert
son, vice j. 7. Robertson, deceased; Hope,
bartholomew county, Philip Spaugh, vice
tphralm A. Norman, removed; Evansville,
Wabash county. G. Il. Smalley, vice VIM.
Miller, resigned; Laketon, Wabash county.
Leach. Grant county, ID. q. White. vice a.
IL. Fowler, resigned; Mason, Wabash coun-
IS, May Logan. vice G. II. HeironimuS, re-
signed; Mcdora. Jackson county. Il. NJ. Al
ter, vice G. W. Owen, removed; Morris,
Ripley county, c. T.. Goldschmidt. vice j.
a. Wintz, removed: Pierre, Stark county.
Michael Hogan, vice Mathew Jays, re-
signed; Pucket, Grant county. Il. w. Swish
er, vice W. G. Cooks. resigned; Saltilloville.
Washington county, a. c. Richardson. vice