The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-09


The Commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia, in their Forthcoming report
will propose q new plan for funding all
outstanding Indebtedness OF the District.
It completes the loan OF the United States,
OF the llfty year 4 per cent bonds for this
porposO. The securities taken In exhange
are 10 be held Rs collateral by the United
States, until the proposed special issue to
the District shall have been redeemed, and
cancelled. The total debt proposed to be
funded in United States bonds At per
cent Is So. 9l.GS3,0j0, including SlS, S,143, ,ij0
OF :i-Gj bonds, which l. the total amount
Of them outstanding, The Commissioners,
are confident that BY funding the debt as
proposed there will be saving. OF prinCi.
pal 10 be paid at maturity amounting to
81 ,l45,S73, and in payment OF annual In.
terest II saving OF Sl16,0i7. This saving
OF interest invested yearly In per cent
bonds at par would pay of the entire debt
in A years.
HOUSE COMMITTEE on APPROPRIATIONS
II Is expected that there will be full at.
tendance Of the members Of the House
Committee on Appropriations ut their
meeting on the Goth inst. They will hold
continuous sessions until tue rc-aSsembling
Of Congress. The clerk OF the committee
has already procured data and estimates
Of the appropriations, which will enable
the committee to prepare by that time the
fortillcatiOn, the pension, tho Indian and
the military academy bills, which are not
likely 10 occasion nny considerable con.
trovcrsy in the committee. ..I. .I
rATISr oFPIcE REGULATIONS
General Paine, tho new Commissioner
OF Patents, to-day issued an order, with tho
approval Of the Secretary OF the Interior,
changing the office regulations 70 as to
provide that the fec Of SIS required by
law to be paid for the registration Of trado
marks, shall hereafter he In two Install
ments; tho first, Of $40, on filing OF petit
tion aud the remainder when tho reHstra.
ton Is granted Heretofore the iull
amount has been required on the recep-
ton otthe application, the petitioner taking
the risk OF losing the whole fee in case OF
ar uniavorable action. The changed rule
will coniormto tho most liberal practice
in regard to patents.
DECISION AFFIRMED.
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day al
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Office in favor OF town site in the case Of
the town Of Parsons Kansas, versus YIN.
J. kcech.
DEATH or \ DISTINGUISHED JAPANESE EDr-
GATOR.
Tho Bureau OF Education to-day received
the news OF the death Of IOhinari Halake-
yama, ono Of the most distinguished Japa-
ncso educators in the United States, Pres.
ident OF the TakiO University and Vice
President OF the educational delegation
sent to this country in 1876 to study with
the Aid American bureau Of our school
system, and TO publish the English trans.
lation OF history ofeducation In Japan.
The Cabinet heldan unusually long ses-
sion to-day during which there was consid- |
cradle interchange Of views OIL the scope |
andcharacter OF irccomendationsto be made |
inthe various reports OF the heads Of the
Departments aud In tho Presidents |
message. Secretary NcCrary submitted !
reports showing that peacg and quiet pre- |
walls on the Rio Gran1e, with fair prospect |
fOracontinuance. This information was |
the subject OF much qualification 10 the |
President and all the members OF the Cab. |