The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-21
WASHINGTON.


| WASHINGTON, Sept. 20-Prof Salmon OF the
| Agricultural Department, has just returned
from Salem, Ct, where he has been eng aged
in the examination of a herd Of Jersey cattle,
| which were said to be infected with pleuro-
pneumonia. He says that he found the sus-
| picions we'll founded. The cattle in question
| were undoubtedly affected with the disease.
One OF them was appraised and killed after
much opposition by the owner of the herd and
undoubed evidence of the disease found. The
entire herd, he says. is similarly affected, but
| it is believed that the authorities will be able
to prevent the spread of the disease to other
herds, as very strict quarantine is enforced.
The owner of the herd believes that the dis
ease was brought from New Jersey by COW
purchased there by him some time since.
Trichinae Commission.
Professor Salmon of the Department of Ag-
riculture will probably be appointed one OF the
commissioners to examine hogs for traces OF
disease. The commission, which is to be COM
posed OF three members, will probably be
named after President Arthur's return lsons
New York. Professor Salmon is now exaihin.
ing hogs at Chidago. He reports that he ex-
amines about fifty day, and that about four
per. cent are found to be afflicted with
trichina.
Military Instruction i'm Small Colleges.
The War Department is having numerous
applications from minor colleges to detail Off
GERS to give military instruction. The reports
which have come from officers stationed at sew
eral OF those institutions show that there are
not scholars enough above fifteen years of age
to make respectable military class, and that
the professors are relied upon to furnish free
professor The War Department has just re-
called two professors from some small institu-
tions, and has given notice that it is not the
purpose of Congress to supply waning colleges
with instructors.
The Sandwich Islands Sugar lmporta-
fions..
oapfiano m m ho hos iuct rafurp od fror, %b
Sandwich Islands and who visited there in the
interests of the sugar refineries to observe the
movements of the Government commission,
says: "As to coloring refined sugars and bring
ing them in as unrefined sugars,I could discov-
er no proof of it whatever. The idea that Chi
nese or any other sugar is brought to the is
lands and then shipped to America is still more
preposterous. Honolulu is the only port in the
islands into which vessel can enter and dis
charge its cargo in the usual way, and the su-
gar merchants of that port would soon put
stop to any such practice as it would be against
their interests The charge was, therefore,
that Chinese sugars were landed at the other
so-called ports, but that is still more unlikely.
To do that the cargoes would have to be carried
from the ships to the land, and afterwards from
the land to the ships in small boats, and the ex-
pense of doing this would be much greater in
the case of sugar than the duty on it would be.
Indeed, at some seasons of the year it is impos-
sible to land cargo at these places at all, on
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production in 1875 is understated and the
amount now imported is overstated. When
the Treaty was pending Senator Dawes said
the production was 10000 tons but might run
up sto $4,000, which, I think, nearer the
amount. The importations now co not amount
to more than $4,000 tons, so that the increased
production under treaty amounts to only lit
more than 100 per cent. This is not an extra
ordinary amount for the islands to produce, for
they raise much more to the acre than any part
of this country does. Louisiana is satisfied
with IL tons to the acre, but the land on the
islands produce from 2 IL to 3 tons an acre.
This treaty should stand'
Miscellaneous.
The Democrats who visit here from Ohio
express great want of confidence in their sue
cess in that State this fall, and some of them
practically give up the fight.
1t is said that Congressman Dibble of South
Carolina, who has been very active in advo-
eating Randall's election for speaker, has been
compelled to change his views on account of
the almost united opposition of his constitu-
ents, who request him to vote for Carlisle.
Commissioner Dudley does not hnk that
more than sixty-one millions of the hundred
millions dollars appropriated for pensions will
have been expended by the end of the fiscal
year. The Commissioner will requ est an in
crease in the force of special agents to investi-
gate claims.
The Treasury Department will be closed
this afternoon as a mark of reepect for the late
William Faxon.