Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-28

sent Col. Mills to make an investigation.
The colonel has returned, and has re-
ported that the publication in question
was 'fake." He further says that
the reporter who wrote the alleged ln-
terview has been discharged. The de-
partment will now drop the matter.
District Attorney Beach and Assistant
District Attorney Gordon conferred with
the Postmaster General this morning re-
lative to the case of Mrs. j. n. Tyner,
wife of the former Assistant Attorney
General for the Postoffice Department,
charged with abstraction of government
papers. The details of the sensational
incident were carefully gone into and
such additional facts secured as were
deemed essential before the presenta-
ton of the case to the grand jury which
is now. sitting. 1t is understood the
grand jury will be given the case within
few days. Postmaster General Payne
made public this afternoon the petter1
sent to former Acting Assistant Attor-
ney General Christiancy, in response to
his request that he may be relieved from
duty pending an investigation into his
conduct in connection with the visit Of
Mrs. Tyner. Among other things, Mr.
Payne says: beg to advise you that
your request will be granted and that
you will have leave of absence until
further notice. You will be given
every opportunity to make answer to, or
explain any matters which may develop,
which may seem to need explanation in
so far as they reflect upon your conduct
as an official of the Postofice Depart
ment.
The comptrol!erof the currency to-
day made public the summary of the re-
suits of his call for the condition of ma
tional banks throughout the country at
the close of business on Thursday, April
9. The total resources and liabilities
are given as s6,2l2, 792, 1924; loans
and discounts, SO, 4O9, 217, 6lS.96; law
full money reserve, 1886, PA, 1874; stocks,
securities, ETC., S5l7, 410, 0S9. "a; capital
stock paid in, $734, 903, 1903; individual
deposits, SO, 16S, 275, 26O.7l; undivided
profits, S177, 0S9, 346.07 The summary
Of the reports made a year ago to the
comptroller showed at that time--re-
sources and liabilities, s., 962, 1876, 45l
loans and discounts, S3,l72, 757, 4S5i
stocks and securities, S467, 406, 724; CAPT
tai stock paid in, 1911, 176. 9l2: indi'
yidual deposits, SO, Ill, $50, 1875.
Guy +. Padgett, 80 years old, wa;
found unconscious in bathroom of his
home, No 1889 North Capitol street,
this morning. He died several hour'
later. Death was caused by carbolic acid.
The coroner will investigate.
Director Roberts of the Bureau of the Min
of the o. S. Treasury Department yesterday
bought 475, 900 ounces Of silver at 54.46 cents
the highest price reached by the white meta
in more than year. When the government
began. about month ago, TO purchase silver
for use for the Philippines, the price was 4!
cents and fraction. Within that period 9
total of 4. 200, 600 ounces has been purchased
The government purchases, and the resump
tion of purchases for China, India and the
Straits Settlements, has had the effect Of carry
ing the price upward. The present figures
reached are virtually recovery to the price
Of a little more than year ago, AT one time
As cents was reached, the reason for the droI
being the slump in the purchases for the
| Orient.
l.. X. Mangum, s. years old, was found
dead in the White Lot this morning. Neal
his body was a broken bottle which had con
tanned carbolic acid. The remains were re
moved to the morgue and the coroner notified
Mangum was at one time employed in the de
partmcnts.
The conscience fund" was enriched by {
contribution of $3.50 today, coming TO, thu
Secretary of the Treasury in an envelope
postmarked Rome, Italy, which contained
nothing that might disclose the identity o
| the sender