The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-03-15
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

lAU NHW ~ LIN DlO1l14s
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 theterms of the lease. Th
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
proposition of the company is that at the
| end OF that time the matter may be sub
mitted to arbitration; and the lease be
appraisement and purchase by the gov
ernment. The lease will cover eight differ
ent parcels of ground of ten res each. II
| during the ten years other leases are execu-
ted, they will be subject to the same condi-
tions on which the lease now executed is
based. The legal representatives of the COM
pany, Messrs. Conkling Il 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
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 100000, and
are stealing some Of the money every day:
at once that his visitor was deranged and
told him to see Treasurer Gilfillan and
stand no bluf6ng, but inciat on immediate
payment. The man went inte Gilfillan's
Office. He was ordered out and refused to
go. Finally as last resort, he was forci-
bly, elected by watchman.
The following statement shows the op.
erations of the treasury department up to
date under the per cent. funding act.
When the law went into effect there were
$401, 5O3, 800 continued S. and SIC, sol, 800
continued IS subjecr to exchange into s..
OF this amount s., 269, $50 IS were paid an
der the 10th cali, being the1balance not
per cents 81, 231 $50 of continued 6s and
1884, 364 600 or continued S., making the
total amount of per cents outstanding 'un-
der the act $297, ,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
lighthouse board. Rear Admiral E. L..
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 ofCommodore r. w.
Shufeldt, now on duty with the naval advi-
ory board.
1t is not thought now that there will be q
call for more bonds very soon. It 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
make money in some form abundant. The
recent SO, 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 busi-
ness, and theIsmaller ones are}allowed. 81 cents
for each domestic or foreign order issued,
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 be called. He says he has expressly
refrained from talking on the subject 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- c. 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 q $4OO. 600 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 head, is supposed to be keepi him in
hiding.
Mrs. Craig Wadsworth, the viii ow whom
the president called upon last inter, and
really did pay some trifing after ions to, is
II in Paris at the house of Mr.. L P. Morton.
The new tax, tariff and appropriation bills
have not yet been sent 10 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
Cuts, drew his $11 900 of salary Thursday.
Carl schurz Is in Washington consulting
MI. Eaton and the other civil service COM
missi0ners
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 384 t,
q, voted 5 per cent tax to the Toledo, Os-