The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-04-05
! NEWS EPITOME
Of tho Important Events Of the Week.
WARRINGTON BRIEFS.

WARRINGTON BRIEFs-
TEE Acting Secretary of the Treasury has
decided to anticipate the payment of the
fifteen million dollar bond call, in in
stallments of FIVE million dollars each, be-
ginning with April 4
II Is said that the Naval Advisory Board
will report in favor of equipping League
Island Yard with the plant and machinery
necessary for the construction of iron and
steel ships. Naval officers believe that the
action of Congress, in authorizing the con-
struction of new steel cruisers, is forecast
of the future policy of this Government
touching its navy; that the war ships of
the future will be of steel or iron, and that
this Government will soon appreciate the
importance of being able to build its own
ships.
JOSEPH TYssowsKI, of Washington, has
been appointed Chief of the Mineral Di-
vision of the General Land Office, pice
Sickles resigned.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury has
decided that the rate of duty as between
theold and new tariff is to be fixed by the
date of arrival of the importing vessel at
the exterior port of entry, and that goods
imported before the new act takes effect,
and shipped to Western ports under imme-
diate transportation, will be dutiable
under the present tariff unless they remain
in public store or bonded warehouse
when the act goes into operation.
THE President on the 18th received from
Brasch & Rothenstein, bankers of Berlin,
Germany, an additional contribution OF
4,5oo marks Tor the benefit OF sufferers
from the Hoods IN the West. OF this
amount o,ooe marks were contributed by
the emperor ana Empress OF Germany.
Inc FUNDS We're turned over to the Ameri-
can Association OF the Red Gross for dis
trlbutions from citizens in Germany trans
mitted through Brasch & Rothenstein is
$500 marks.
,,.nt frat No corrs.ro,,d.rcs ,b.t h !.
passed between this Government and the
Government of Great Britain with regard
to system of international Police" or
TO reciprocal watch to be kept in each
country upon criminalssor enemies of the
other.
THERE has been received from the
United States Consul at st. Gale, Switzer-
land. 10, $50 francs for the benefit of the
Ohio River fsod sufferers.
CAPTAIN BuRR1LL, of New York, has been
appointed Superintendent of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, to fll the vacancy
caused by the death of Colonel Irish, two
months ago. Captain Burrill has been dis
bursting officer OF the Bureau, He is said
to be q townsman of Judge Folger. Judge
Folger has had great distrust Of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing since he invest
igated the bond-plate matter He has long
had suspicious of some of the subordinates,
Mn. RopEsr MCCALL and Rev. Mr.. Sail
ems, leading members of the Mccall Mis-
sion in Paris, the object of which is to
ProtesSanize France, have arrived at wash
ington. They are in this country to raise
funds.
Al Ao
WIN. 7. HENMENwAY, weli-known
Methodist OF New York City, has given
nearly s10o, 600 to the Church and charitable
institutions.
TIE funeral of the late Postmaster-Gen-
eral Howe occurred on the 18th from the
Unitarian Church in Kenosha, Wis. The
services were conducted by Rev. H. NJ.
Simmons, of Minneapolis, and, Robert
Collyer, OF New York. Many distinguished
men were present The town was full of
visitors.
Asa F. LEOPOLD, Town Treasurer of
Crystal Lake, Mich, who was arrested in
Chicago on the 2Sth, charged with embez-
sling $6 900 of the towns funds, was after
ward released on showing the police au-
thorities certified check on Wadsworth
Bank at Happening, Mich, for the amount
which it, was claimed he had misappro-
priated.
The twenty-fourth annual commence
ment exercises of the Law Department of
occurred on the 18th. There were 100
graduates, including two ladies'
COLONEL JAMES L. CoRLEY, General Lees
Quartermaster General, and q resident Of
Norfolk, committed suicide by cutting his
throat on the 18th.
The committee which is making the ar
rangements in San Francisco for the Trien-
nial Masonic Conclave are in doubt whether
sufficient hotel room can be provided in
San Francisco.
Ex-AssEMBLYMAN THos. ]. GILL, OF New
York, was sentenced to twenty days i'm
prisonment for the larceny OF suit of
clothes on the 2sth.
The Philadelphia City Council asks Con-
gress to pledge the faith of the Nation to
the Indian policy, recommended by Mr..
Newlin, of that city.
THE German ship Else, 102 days outfrom
Liverpool, arrived on the 2Sth in New
York harbor. She had been given up for
lost.
AT New Orleans the jury in the election
fraud cases returned verdict OF not guilty.
The other election cases are indefinitely
postponed.
In New York club has been organized,
the object Of which is opposition to the
monopoly and the promotion OF wise and
pure government" Office holders and
candidates for Office are barred.
sulrs In attachment have been begun at