Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-06-11

the military prison al Atlanta. Wander.
bits guards state that no troops hau
left Tampa up to the time of their de-
parture Tuesday morning.
Washington. June 9.-Secretary Gage
sent to the house yesterday Il recon-
mendation for the appropriation of $3.50.
900 for the payment of wages of wurkmen
and the contingent expenses at the mints
in coming gold and subsidiary silver
during the next fiscal year, together
with an elaborate statement of the gold
bullion now in the treasury and the need
for its conversion for prompt uses. The
apprOpria tiOn is to enable the mints to
convert a large part of the gold bullion
now on hand, as we'll as to coin the cur
rent domestic deposits that will be made.
The secretary calls attention to the
$9I, 600 900 held in the treasury on June
l, and the apparent necessity for it's CON
version into coin at an early date to lie
aVailable for disbursement by the treas
ury in case it should be required.
The secretary says: "On July /, 1897.
the amount of gold bullion held by the
treasury was $25,515O2S: on July |. 1898.
s96 99S, 1854, an increase of $11 ,423. .S36. The
coinage of gold from July |, 1897, to June
l, 1898, aggregates $51, 73O. $780, which about
equals the domestic production for the
period. The increase in the gold bullion
in the treasury is due to the large impor-
tation of foreign gold bullion and coin
deposited at the mint at San Francisco
and the assay office at New York.
amounting from July l. 1897, to June
1898, to S72,437 500. The mints at Phila-
delphia, New Orleans and San Francisco
are now working eight hours day to
their full capacity in coming gold, sill
Yer dollars and subsidiary silver. OF the
gold bullion in the treasury, $92, ,OOO, 900 is
held al the assay Office at New York and
the mint at Philadelphia. and to reduce
materially the stock in reasonable
time 1t will be necessary to run over
time at the Philadelphia mint for several
months"
Washington, June 9.-The problem of
securing an adequate number of trans
ports for troops for the Philippines ap-
pears to have been solved 1t is prob
able that the war department will have
at it's disposal altogether 1S ships, enough
to accommodate as many thousand men
should they be put to that use exclusive
w. AS some of them, however. will
carry cavalry and some artillery, the
actual number of men the ships will take
may be reduced somewhat, and some
Of the vessels will probably make sec
1nd voyage before their charters are can
relled. Extraordinary efforts to fit the
additional vessels for the work intended
will be made. and no time will be lost in
preparing for the third and later expedi-
tions for the reinforcement of Admiral
Dewey.
If the question of compensation can
not be agreed upon between the agents
Of the government and the companies,
it will be adjusted hereafter, either
some other method that may be devised
by the government. This is the first
instance in which steps for the impress
men Of vessels for the use Of the gov
arnment has been taken during the pres
ant war, but 1t Is understood that the
intention of the war department here
after is to adopt such measures wher-
ever there is a disposition on the part of
the agents or owners to embarrass the
government by holding out for fancy
prices for the charter of ships. This
Will apply to either Atlantic or Pacific
ships as the necessity may arise. Off
oials characterize the action of the COM
panies as showing a lack Of patriotism
and consideration for the interests Of the
government during the present emer-
gcncy, and say they are not disposed
Dereafter to have this interfere with the
active and prompt procurement of need |