The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-25
WARRINGTON.
Claims of Ig.e cid Soldiers.

! u hHS W" SVk0sN's'
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 23-The total number
of claims o. soldiers Of the war of 1Sl2 hed ~
the PehSlon Bureau 10 date is ~ 40 The
number OF certificates of pensions Issued Il
"u'vlVors 1879; the Jumper Of certificates is
sued to widows this week 593
Death of "a ex Oagressman.
Ezra Wheeler, Register of the Land Off e
| az fenblo Cborad", died this morning. lie
w'S member of the 3Sth Congress from WIS.,
| consin.
The Ku-KIux Cessmitfee.
The general Ku Klux Tnvr sti eating Com
| mittee to-day author zed their chair mao, Sent-
Oor scout, to epOrr st The next session OF Oun
| gress that NJ. Slutwiuck OF Hi'lsboro n.
| y, and David Gist of Uaion County, .. u,
| ialed TO appear when summoned, and request
| an ofcer tor their arrest Tor contempt OF The
| authority of the Senate. The committee ad-
| ]oufued then to meet the first day of next
>eSsion unless sooner called together oy the
9nair uan The su0-com mittee, consisting OF
"ehat"rs Scot, Blair and pnol, who were APP
pointed TO ex,mlue witnesses, then organic d
aud examined Col Wm, q. Saunders o. NOr,h
Safolioa, and Edward Wheeler OF Arkansas.
Sauoders, whom the committee have had
n9cn trouble IN getting tetere them, refused
eoua. 10 answer all questions as 20 his con-
uectlon or the connection OF any other person
WIN the SO called Kn-Klnx organizations, on
/. ne ground that he was not compelled 10 Grim
loate himself, or bring upon hinseli PUNISH
- ""it", tCcOfulU9 VI tu6 uto'Sion " e.S
supreme Court of North Caroiina, may be
II ctrd upon any me muer OF band oil Au
AUX for the mIsdesds OF his fellow memoer
Inc act OF Congress of January "a, 1907 was
read to him, wherein il is enacted that suen
pea s6al not DE held good 10 excuse a Wines
from testitying before Congressional Com
mit't but he still persisted IN bis relusai 10
answer the questions put to MN, siylnS tnaI
ne pre'er'ei TO rely Cd the constitution Vi Tue
oni.ed S'a es rather thao on an act " C"n
Ha 81, 5,,E cd
o. ieoorted 10 the fall COMMITTEE az It's next
meeting, when it is exp+c'el mat CONGRESS-
VIII take cogn Zince OF the case and 0rdef DIS
arrest for coo empt One OF tue suo-eom-
ttee viii meet at Augusta, Gs., Oct. 10,
ana the other at Huntsville, Aa, OCT D.
Esauas ON the Revenue.
Commissioner Douglas has ssuel circular
III Whlcn he says that notwithstanding the IN
creased 1e;eipts from N 9nutactuIed tobacco,
snoH and cigars during the last fiscal wear, he
IS forced to the conclusion that large amounts
OF TOBACCO in The aggie gate are sold and con-
sumed IN fraud OF the revenue. He says that
the revenue offite has the matter under consid-
GRAFTON.
Japanese Visitors.
JungerO HszUkarna one of the Ministers of
tue IaterIor OF Japan, and SumrO Tokok of
his suite We're at the Internal Revenue Bu-
reaa this nvruiug making inquiry about the
internal revenue service in this country.
SIN pended Taxes.
Com missioner Douglas notife Internal Rev.
enue Collectors that on aud after OcG, Is Ia
they will proceed to collect all taxes IN their
ha ids the collection of which is now su ne ud-
ed by order OF the Iniernal Revenue Office,
provided said order OF Suspension is not re-
samed prior to that date.
She Treasury Balance.
The following are the balances in the Treas
ury at the close OF business today: Coin, $685.
544,034; currency, $8309,611 coin certificates,
Sl6 233 500; rece'ps OF traG'ioual currency for
the We ending TO-DAY, $3.50 600; shipments of
fractional currency, 1882 200 notes. 81 ,236 500.
The Treasury heits ID trust as security Ior the
National Back calculation 1856 389 900; Tor
deposits OF public money S15,5l9 400 Mutt
lated notes burned during the week $487 $50.
Bank circulation outstanding at This dale $685.
056 275
Internal Revenue receipts today $2l7 $685.
Total for the fiscal year to late, S33 624 038
The Crop r, aspect.
The Department of Agriculture has received
during September reports from the Middle and
Eastern States OF the condition and prospects
OF the corn croO equally favorable with those
previously OBJ AIMED from the Southern States,
while those from the States beyond the Misss-
sippi are more encouraging and somewh 1t less
SO in the Ono valley.
The wheat repors is less favorable than the
returns in the spring and early summer,
except so far as relates to the Eastern and
Middle States The ouy States where the
condition OF wheat at the time of harvesting
is above the average are New Hampshire,
Massactustt $, New York, New jersey, Penu-
sylvania, Maryland and Michigan. The
amount of gram IN the South is small, but the
low condition there will affect the supply but
little. The depreciation Is about leu per cent.
in the West, which will be partially Offset by
an increase in area
Barley is generally below the average except
in few States.
Ruok 90 heat will aIso ha lass in unautitv than
usual. A depreciation Of ten per cent. may be
expected.
Rye is nearly an average, the heaviest depre-
citation being in the South.
The hay crop is greatly reduced in quantity,
hut excellent III quality. The reduction in the
New England States is about or g io1rlh.
An increase of thirty per cent. in the aggre-
gate IF the sugar crop may be expected.