The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-09-21
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
OwIsa to strike among the drivers on
the Metropolitan lines of street railway in
Washington, the cars had to cease running
altogether.
The September cotton returns Of the De
partment Of Agriculture at Washington
are less favorable than those OF August.
The principal cause of injury is drought,
which has reduced the prospect in every
State except Florida and Tennessee. The
decline has been the greatest in Texas. The
Gulf States report more or less general
prevalence of caterpillar and boil worm at
many points. The general average condi-
ton is reduced to "a
The total amount of bonds redeemed
under the l2lst call, to noon, the 18th, was
$14,sS3, 800.
A CLERK in the Pension Bureau, named
Bonnell, was recently discharged for collu.
sion with dishonest pension agents in
swindling pensioners. By virtue of his
position he could learn when a claim was
about to be allowed and he would inform
some rascally agent who in turn would
write TO the pensioner for a remittance to
push his claim through and get speedy
payment. It is stated that these frauds
have run up into the millions.
The September returns to the Depart
ment of Agriculture indicated lower con-
dition Of corn than in August in every sec
tion of the country, and in nearly every
State. The only gains in the West are in
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska, where a
slight Improvement was indicated.
THE National Pharmaceutical Conven-
ton, recently in session in Washington
City, elected W. s. Thompson, of Washing
ton, President; E. W. Runyon, of San Fran
cisco. Third Vice President; G. d. Dieh, Re-
porter on Progress of Pharmacy, and Pro-
fessor A. E. Ebert, of Chicago, one of the
members of the Council. The Treasurer's
annual report showed that all bills had
been paid and 5000 left in the Treasury.
A STATEMENT prepared at the Money
Order Office in Washington, based upon
the returns for one week from one hundred
smaller money order offices showed that
forty-two per cent transmitted by the
money order service was in postal notes.
Tue commission appointed to visit the
Sandwich Islands for the purpose Of inves-
tigating the charges of fraud in the sugar
traffic made by Congressman Belmont, has
presented its report to Secretary Folger.
The report was, briefly, that all of Mr.. Bel
mont's allegations of fraud are found to be
unsupported.
The total number of pension claims of all
kinds pending in the Pension Office the 30th
of June, 1888, was 244, sos, and of this mum.
Der las, s43 involved arrears.
TOTAL paper circulation now outstand-
ing, 1881, 751 ,066; total coin circulation,
S743. SAT ,573; grand total, 81 $50, l04, 642. As
Stunning the population to be 81, OO0, 900, the
distribution per capita would be 5000.
THE Secretary of the Interior in decis-
ion just rendered, held that a presumption
settlement initiated and filed in good faith
is bar TO a timber entry under the act of
june 8, 1878, for the disposal of timber
lands in certain States and in Washington
Territory. He also held that where set
tier alleges that he has filed his declaration
of intention to become a citizen and fails
for time to secure record evidence of the
fact such evidence when procured may be
fled at any time before final disposal of
the land, and when filed is conclusive as to
his qualifications as a pre-emptor with re-
spect to citizenship.
THE receipts of the Patent Office for the
last fiscal year were S1.O95,ss4. The expen
ditures were S5T,65S. The increase in re-
ceipts over 1881, S3O5, $3.50; over 1882, $685.
o2o. The Commissioner says the business
is steadily and rapidly increasing, and that
half million dollars now stands to the
credit of the Office in the Treasury.
In 1873, Postmaster General Key issued
an order prohibiting the postmasters at
New York and New Orleans from paying
money orders and delivering registered
letters to the manager of New Orleans
lottery company, and the other day Post
master General Gresham issued another
order making it apply to all the postoffices
in the United States.