OCR Text |
Show THIi CAPITAL. How N ucli Currency Is Clrcn-luliuc Clrcn-luliuc Commissioner MiU'tii " ia iliiui: to Uvhiku. Washington, 28. The secretary of the treasury gives directions for the retirement ot $304,5S4 of outstanding legal tenders, that amount being eighty per cent ot the national bank circulation issued during the past month. Until further orders outstanding out-standing legal tenders will be $373,-941,124. The commissioner of Indian anairs said to-day, in answer to a query as to whether he would resign on the accession of the new secretary of the interior, that while he did not feel it would bo incumbent on him to do so, yet he would gladly tender his resignation resig-nation Rhouid he receive the slightest intimation that it would be acceptable. accept-able. He says that the forthcoming report of the Red Cloud commisbion will undoubtedly exonerate Secretary Delano and himself, as not an iota of evidence was adduced tendingto show their culpability. He further Baid he would be ilad at any time to be relieved re-lieved of the arduous and responsible duties of Indian affairs. |