| Show iasu AM > noil A brief dispatch recently nnounred that un Imperial ukase had been Issued by the Russian I czar ordering Ihe coinage coin-age and Issue ot riveruble gold pieces Another ukase accompanied this stating stat-ing that the state bank exchanges credit notes ngalnst gold coin for an unlimited amount This anounciH Sloe completion by the Ilusilan go eminent em-inent of the carefully laid plan for placing tho countrv on n gold basis i It Is I well known that llussla for jears has been hoarding gold Her agents have been busy everywhere buying the yellow metal but no skil fully have they executed their mission that they never caused a scarcity In nny of the markets lliey left the gold In the hand of the foreign bankers strengthening the country credit In I tho financial centers Now llussla Is paid to have considerably over JSOO 000000 In gold on hand and Is I therefore In a position to change the standard without tho risk of disaster I Ituislnns at first did not receive the gold coins with much confidence They were ocean tomeil 10 ltver nllOl Ialoor and entertained the fear that the value val-ue ot the new coins had been placed too high which might result In their depreciation but gradually they I found Ihat th crest uaocaor e for this trust and now the cuuntr Is I prepared In everova I for the announcement nade In the imperIal ukas > Ttunsla dole eniotia IclIr ht soeeiuarechutro It cmarkable silpeilorlty |
