The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-03-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHING

THE NEWSlN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
Special Telegram: It was expected that
the lease to the Yellowstone Park company
would be executed recently, but there seems
to be some hitch between the secretary OF
the interior and the representatives OF the
company as to the terms of the lease. Tn
new law limits the parcels of the ground to
be leased to ten acres each, and the period
of the lease to not exceed ten years. The
end OF that time the matter may be sub
mitted to arbitration; and the lease be
either renewed on the property subject to
appraisement and purchase by the gov
eminent. The lease will cover eight diner.
ent parcels of ground of ten q res each. 1t
during the ten years other leases are execu-
ted, they will be subject to the same condi-
tons on which the lease now executed Is
based. Thelegal representatives OF the COM
pany, Messrs. Conkling d Merrick, hold
that the contract of last fall Is still valid
and in force, as it was made under law,
and no expost facto law can be passed to In
validate it. They insist, therefore. upon
many of the important conditions ofthe
contract in making the lease.
A crank marched into the Office of As
sistant Secretary New at the treasury de-
partment, Saturday. Placing both hands
on the desk, he said: II will take 81 600, :
600 to-day. You owe me IS, 0oo. 900, and
Give me 81, OOO, 900 for starter" New said
at once that his visitor was deranged and
told him to see Treasurer Gilfllan and
stand no blufhng, but inci.t on immediate
payment. The man went inte Gilfillan's
Office. He was ordered out and refused to
co. Finally as a last resort, he was forci-
bly, elected by q Waterman.
The following statement shows the OPP
erations of the treasury department up to
date under the per cent. funding act.
When the law went into effect there were
$4O1, 5O3 800 continued IS and SIG, sol, 800
continued IS subject to exchange into IS.
OF this amount So, 269, $50 IS were paid un-
der the 10th cali, being the2balance not
funded. There have been funded into 3
per cents sa ga, 2al, $50 Of continued Is and
1924, 1874 600 OF continued 81, making the
total amount of per cents outstanding .un-
der the act 1921, 596, 900.
Rear Admiral J. w. A. Nicholson, lately
in command of the European station, was
placed on the retired list by the opera
ton of law. He is succeeded in command
of the European station by Rear Admiral
G. H. Baldwin. formerly member of the
Calhoun will be retired after April next.
These two retirements will cause vacancy
in the list Of rear admirals, which will be
filed by the promotion of Commodore r. w.
Shufeldt. now on duty with the naval advi-
DRY board.
1t is not thought now that there will be a
call for more bonds very soon. 1t is antlci-
pated by treasury officials that there will be
no further pressure on the department to
relieve the money market because of the
shipments of foreign bullion to this country.
The balance of trade is such now that very
heavy gold shipments from Germany are
anticipated for some weeks, which will
recent SIC, 900 pension payment will
also be left.
The bill for modification of the money
order system provides that the large post
Offices shall be allowed clerks for the trans
action of money order and postal note bust
ness, and thesmaller ones arehllowed. 81 cents
for each domestic or foreign order issued,
paid or repaid, cent for each postal note
issued and 81 cents for each postal note
paid.
Secretary Folger denies the published
statement that he had said it would be
long while before any more bonds
would he called. BE says he has expressly
RETAINED from talking on the sub ect of
bonds. and has certainly not intimated that
no call would be made for some time.
1t has been stated and denied, and is
again current, that ex- Congressman Burrows
Of Michigan was to be appointed second
controller of the treasury, in place of Mr..
Upton. Whatever may be done, it seems
certain that Mr.. Upton will not resign un:
less requested to do so.
Four new steel cruisers have been decided
on by Secretary Chandler, and John Roach
will have $500 900 contract. One of them
will be named the Chicago, which will make
81. Louis mad.
Capt. Howgate, according to the New
York Sun, is still in Washingto where
the gang of Spectators, of who he was
the head, is supposed to be keepi E him in
hiding.
Mrs. Craig Wadsworth, the vii ow whom
the president called upon last inter, and
really did pay some triaing after ions to, is
~ AA s>AA0 ~ UAC AOuSc u MI. II Z. MOTlOu
The new tax, tariff and appropriation bills
have not yet been sent TO the public printer.
There is great demand for them from those
interested.
Ex.Congressman Cook of Iowa, who won
in the contested election case with Judge
Cults, drew his Sill 900 of salary Thursday.
Carl Schurz Is in Washington consulting
Mr.. Eaton and the other civil service COM
missioners.
Lawrence Barrett has bought house in
Washington.
President Arthur thinks of going to Flor
ida this spring.
RAILROAD RUMBLLNGS,
The people of Winterset, lowe, by 1884 to
q, voted S per cent tax to the Toledo, o.
kaloosa & Western railrord, and Griswold
did the same thing, by2O 10, both
very decisive majorities. Tn Iedo, o.
kaloosa e. Western road will uilt, and it
will comprise another direct route from
Chicago to Council Bluffs, through rich
portion Of Iowa.
The Des Moines. Oceola & Southern Mar
row Gauge railroad has opened its road t.
Decatur, ninety-dve miles south of Des
Moines, and will push rapidly on to st. Joe.
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