Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-29
SECRETARY GAGE AGAIN HEARD FROM
He has Nothing to Tell That Has Not Al
ready Been Disclosed,

Washington, January 29.--The secre-
tary of the treasury to-day transmitted
to the senate his reply to a resolution
Of January % calling for further infor-
nation as to his dealings with the Ma
tional City Bank of New York. The
secretary quotes in full the senate res
olution, and adds 1t might be considered
fully answered by his communication
of January 10 in reply to the senate $
first resolution Of inquiry on January 8
on the same subject He says: Care
full search Of the department files does
not show any answer to the letter Of
A. B. Hepburn written by him to me
dated June 25 1897, nor do believe any
answer was ever made to said letter.
Neither do I recall any conversation
had with A. B. Hepburn in reply to
such letter. Nor was t',ere at that
time OF now any agreement made or
expectation of an agreement to be made
by the secretary of the treasury, or any
officers of the treasury department,
with any person or persons with refer
ence to the subject matter of said letter
of A. B. Hepburn. 1t does not appear
from any record of the treasury depart
the secretary of the treasury depart
ment or any of it's officers that they
had any relations, either official or pri-
vate, with the National~City Bank Of
New York within the period embraced
between June 5, 1897, and October ~,
1897; so there are no letters, communi-
cations, agreements, papers and docu-
ments which passed between the treas
ury department and the National City
Bank Within that period"
Regarding the deposits Of money in
the banks, the secretary says: "The sole
purpose which animated the secretary
in these connections was the use of
banks to secure, preserve and keep
public moneys without risk or hazard
of loss, and in such form as other limi-
tations and requirements of law as
would best conduce to the preservation
and protection of the general interests
Of the people. No agreement, past,
present or in contemplation, has ever
been had with the National City Bank
otherwise than literally set forth in my
to the president pro
tempore of the senate January 10, 1900.
The treasury department has at no time
held any bonds in trust for the Stand
ard Oil Company, nor for any interests
other than for depositing bank"
London, January 29.-General Butler
wires from Spearman's camp the
casualties among officers of the 5th d.
vision and mounted brigade at Spion
Kop January "a were: Killed, %;
wounded, 20; missing, 6. The killed in
cfudes Capt. w. H. Petre and Lieut.. c.
Grenfelt, both of the T11orneycrofts
mounted infantry Among the wound
ed are Colonel Bloomfield, of the Lanca-
shire Fusileers, who was taken prison.
er; General Woodgate, dangerously,
and j. W. Scott Moncrieff. The an
Of Woodgate's death was
an error
London, January 29.-The queens
speech at the reassembling Of parlia-
ment tomorrow will be colorless. There
will be a short reference to the war,
chiefly confined to regrets for the ter
rible bloodshed and encomiums upon
the men who have laid down their lives
for their country. The whole proclama-
ton indicates that there is not the
slightest idea of giving up the war un-
til Great Britain's ends are gained