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Show TIIE.CinitEACT qCESHOV. Secretary Wlnrtotn Find. It Meer-i-aary to yiake a, llrply. Washington, May 2. Secretary WIndom lias wrltted a letter in reply Loan articlein a financial newt(iaier on tbe general subject of currency.ln which he refutes the a-sertlon that the Administration favors a contraction con-traction of the currency. He gives figures in regard to the circulation audtreasui) holdings on May 1st, and makes comparicon with an estimate of the circulation of the principal countries of Europe. According Ac-cording to tbfSe figures, and cotlmating the present population of tho United Stntn at 04,090,000, the amount of metallic and paper money In tbe United States, net including any portion of the amount held by the treasury. Is $22J3 rer capita, or more thau in any of the leading countrlr of Kurope, with the exception ex-ception of France, In which the circulation la estimated AT S37.33 FEB CAFITA. Inregard to the money supposed to be hoarded by the United btate Treasury, the Secretary says: ' Aside from the fund deposited In the Treasury by tbe national banks for redemption of notes, and the balances on deposit by disbursing offlcerr, the only reserve which Is kept by the Treasury Is 3100,000,000 In gold for the redemption of legal tender notes. The so-called surplus, which is the excess of receipts over expenditures, can be used under the present law only In the redemption of tbe bonded debt of the United States, which Is being done as rapidly rapid-ly as the bonds cau be judiciously purchased. The surplus on the first In'tant, exclusive of fractional silver coin, amountesl to only S35,9.T0,rf5. l which $31,663,003 ws on dercsit In national banks, performing the duty 'of a circulating medium. It is the policy and purpose of the department depart-ment to withdraw a Lsrgc portion of this deposit and Invest it in United States bonds r.s rapidly as It can be done without danger of decreasing tbe actual circulation." The secretary closes: "I havo already al-ready recommended in my annual reiortan inrrease In the currency, amountinc to about $50,000,000 per annum. Itshoul I be evident, therefore, there-fore, that tills latter Is not intended to express any opinion as to the tuf-ficiency tuf-ficiency of our currency, but ouly to correct a certain statement as toils quantity.- If cCalla Tells Ilia .Story. New York, May 2. In the Mc-Calla Mc-Calla court-martial today, Commander Com-mander McCalla commenced his testimony by saying that he desired to assume responsibility for all acts on board the SnUrjiruc. whether he was present or net. Witness give an outline of the line of thecru!-e. At many ports the firiMIV fi r insertion in-sertion wIi efcelleii'. Witiu- aunicd all the n-jo:iilil!t!e for tjing Kltzreral I 1 1 the 'Jaer,liV lidder"atiufir the inislimeitt in llicted on Walker -u.il Ili-niili:. Witness said the irunlunf II Id-Mi at Rouen waallutely neces-ury. The chaiuiug of men here and at Villairauce was for safe keeping and not for punishment- McCalla then repeated the story of how, when the ship waj at Antwerp he had come mi deck and found it deserted, and Uie subsequent suspension of the officer of the deck and one of the watch. From tbe Clly ornrxles. Citvof Mexico, April 2. There was no tutenion of work litre yesterday, and the la'or de-motist ration ra-tion was conducted in an orderly manner. There have len a few fights W-tween W-tween the federal thvoj-s and Yji-ui Indians, with htriy loas. to the In-dlaits. In-dlaits. Something Vew. Niagara Falls, May. 2. F. J. Athey of Marlon, Arkn drolled from Uie upper Suspension bridge into a small boa, waiting for him below. The distance Is about 200 leet, and Athey was aided by an al-bumlnum al-bumlnum steel taie. His lime of descent was four seconds. The object ob-ject was to test thetaiwasatire escape es-cape from tall bulldlugs. One end otlhetaitt was fastened to Uie bridge and the rest of it was wound oh a small reel. Athey grasped It In his hands and, pressing a break attachment, attach-ment, could descend with lightning rapidity and could stop at will. When about three, feet from the water wa-ter aud while hanging at the end of overlOOfeetof taje a picture was taken. The tape has a sustaining power of 750 pounds. Cone After Ills Share. PiTTSEUno, May 2. Harry Beth-uue, Beth-uue, tbe world famous sprint runner, run-ner, has gone to Knglaud to claim his share of a large fortune left by an uncle in Scotland, who recently died. ULs brother, George Rethune, stale geologist of Washington, is also an heir. The fi-Mrls. BUFFALO, May 2. James H. Taulkncr, Uie Knglish champion light-weight wrestler of the world, and Dennis Gallagher of this city, wrestled a catch-as-catcb-can match at Uie Gaiety Theatre tonight The conditions of tbe match were that Faulkner was to throw or lest Gallagher Inside of twenty minutes. Both men went In for blood when time was railed. The match was a great exhibition of science, as well as of strength. Faulkner did some clever head spinning and, in the opinion of prominent sports, he won Uie match. At one time It was hard (o Judge whether the contestants contest-ants were wresUlng cr slugging and excitement ran wild. At the close of the battle referee O'Connell declared de-clared the match a draw. He was Immediately mobbed. Both men claimed tbe stakes and a general row followed. |