The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
WASHINGTON.
The Postal Service.


WASHINGTON, Oct 25.-Oficial estimates of
the amounts required for the postal service the
next fiscal year aggregate $50 57l,9 $780, and it is
officially estimated that the total postal reve'
nues will fall short of supplying this sum BY
$5,9o7,S79: The amount appropriated for the
current fiscal year was 1913, 256, 1913, of which
$4,222,274 comes from the general treasury.
1t is estimated that ST. ,6S5,63l more than this
years appropriation from the Treasury will be
required for the next fiscal year.
Attorney General Devens' Recent Decis.
ion.
The Attorney Generals recent opinion in
reference to the exemption from taxation of
bank capital Invested in United Stairs bonds
will probably affect the Treasury to the extent
of $2,000.000, besides large expense for re-
examining and readjusting the &C counts of over
1000 national banks. This opinion does not
directly affect state associations or individual
banking firms. The opinion referred to holds
ital may deduct bonds at their face value with
the premium added.
Progressive Indians.
The Interior Department is in receipt of an
elaborate report of the condition during the
past year at the agency of the Nez Perces In
dams, from which it apr ears the removal of
non-tresty Indians to southern territory has
resulted in decided benefit to the remainder
The latter are reported making very substau-
tial progress towards civilization. They have
100 acres of land under cultivation, and this
year raised more than enough grain, etc., for
their subsistence, besides furnishing Towards
command $4,000 worth of horses and supplies,
the proceeds of which they have proftably ex-
pended in adding to the means of salf-support.
These Indians. numbering 1900 or 1900, are not
IN any measure subsistad by the governments.
Their agent reports although occasionally Wis
on the reservation is still very limited, and that
so far as shook learning" is concerned, they
are making slow progress in education.
Illicit Distillers Begging for Clemency.
Some 400 illicit distllers and tobacco block
aders, DOW indicted before the q. s. Court at
Statesviile, N. c., petition the internal revenue
bureau to have the same clemency extended as
was recently extended to the illicit distilleries
ln.South Carolina, excepting only those who
had violently resisted the revenue officers
They offer to pledge themselves if this clemen.
cy is granted, not only to abstain from further
selves, but to use their influence to prevent
others doing 80. The government will proba-
bly, grant the request of the petitioners.
Cabinet Meeting
The Cabinet session today was of short dura-
ton and devoted to the ordinary Departments
business, and was destitute of general interest.
The Attorney General read number of tele-
grams from parties in South Carolina, COM
planning of trouble there on account of politics.
but 1t was agreed that nothing could be done
by the federal government while the judicial
processes OF the U. s. courts are not resisted,
and it was acknowledged that they are not
Naval Matters.
The President has commissioned Edward
M. Shepard as commander in the navy Jas
M. Forsyth, Chas. NJ Anthony and Mortimer
L. johnson as lieutenant commanders, and
Oswin W. Lowry as master.
The Ticonderogs, which will be put in COM
mission at Portsmouth, N. H., Nov, L, and
which will be ready for sea about the 18th of
the month, will make a trial trip to Norfolk
where Commodore Sheffield will ioiu her early
in December for his commercial cruise in
Africa and elsewhere.
Silver Bids.
1t is stated at the Treasury that the silver
bids were very favorable to the government,
There were less than Is received, about half a
dozen being from New York firms, and the
balance from San Francisco The government
has succeeded in securing enough to meet its
present demands. although the whole 400, 900
ounces advertised for were not purchased.
How TO Get Good Tea.
A delegation of New York and Baltimore
merchants engaged in tea Importation, visited
the Chinese minister yesterday and consulted
concerning the expectation from China of arti-
ficially colored tea. The Chinese minister said
as long as there was a market for such teas
they would be made The way to stop their
importation was to cease ordering them.