Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-19

Baden. AS named, they are Messrs. souIe
Daniels, Belmont, ssibells, and Mason
Now, the truth is, this is all "bosh. {,
This is the season for continental travel
and few persons set out to travel in Europe
at any time, without taking Paris In thei,
way, just as nearly all travelling American,
visit New York in the course If their cal
trip. Ithappens that they meet thus in Paris
just as one half the foreign diplomatists &C.
credited to our Government are at this memen,
in New York. If they visit London and Baden
it will be simply an extension of their isur.
ney for Notwithstanding more The idea
that they are laying their heads together con.
corning the affairs of the Old World is ridicu.
lous enough, though the chances are ten to
one that they hob.nob together after dinner
while in Paris which is the most natural
thing in the world. Much of the myster. of
diplomacy, when analysed. Usually turns out
to be as harmless and easily explained as this
silliest of stories, all about the Congresses Of
American diplematists in Paris, Baden and
London ..a BE- .e... d. @
Increase Of Tonnage. The following state.
ment shows the number and class of vessels
built and the tonnage thereof in the several
districts of Bath and Portland, Maine, Boston,
and New York, during the years 1900, 1920,
1910, and 1854, 40 81 =4..t'
BATH-In 1900, ships and barks, 5 brips.
IA schooners, sloop-tonnage 1887 1896. In
I oh A h~sn
tonnage 1897 54.95. In 1910, 10 ships, s
briggs, schooners-tonnage, 7.243 O7.95. In
1854, So ships, 9 briggs, schooners-tonnage,
SO 453 6t-95 - O.. 100 ar'7-'
PoRrLAsD.-In 1900, Is ships, Is briggs II
schooners, E sloops-tonnage, 8,305 $685.. In
1920, brigs, 8 schooners, sloops-tonnage
2,37S 1896. In 1910, 10 ships, IL briggs,
schooners-tonnage. 6,095 % IS. In 1854, %
ships e. 81 brigs, s0hooners, sloops- tonnage,
BosrON In 1900, II ships, 10 briga, IL
schoOners, 6 sloops-tonnage, 1924 1895 In
1920. 2 ships, brigs, schooners-tonnage.
schooners-tonnage, 1869 1895 In 1854, SO
ships, brig, schooners, sloop, 3 steamers
tonnage 1850 1895.
New YORK In 1900, s ships, 10 briggs, %
schooners, As sloops-tonnage, 1880 40. IS. In
1920, 6 ships. briggs, 10 schooners, Is sloops-
tonnage, 5,255 1895. In 1910, 6 ships, 10
briggs, IL schooners, "a sloops-tonnage, 49,
357 1896. In 1854, 40 ships, 7 brigs, So
schooners, 81 sloops, 40 steamers-tonnage,
90, 495 1896.
Prepayment Of Postage We learn that
some nine months ago, the Post Office Depart
ment caused an examination to be made into
the use Of postage stamps, &c, ,; from the re-
suit Of which it was concluded that ffty-two
per centum of tho letters sent In the mails,
were at that time prepaid: Very recently a
second similar investigation shows that at this
time quite sixty per centum of the letters so
sent are prepaid. This increase shows that
our people are just coming to understand the
advantages Of pre-paying mail matter.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Departmont.-On yesterday, the 18th of Oct,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
tho books of tho Department @se
For the redemption of stock. $29, 314 SO
For the payment of Treasury debts 1913 As
Eor the CustomS ................ 1902 90
Covered into tho Treasury frsm
miscellaneous sources. ........ 2,733 80
For tho War Department. 1854 46
For rs-paying for the WarDepart
ment s.................... 9 80
For the Navy Department. ....... 5000 90
For the Interior Department. 80, 1880 3S
For repsying in the Interior De-.
pdftment. 20. 49,. ... ----- ITO 80