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NATIONAL CAPITAL.
About S191 800 in silver dollars were
issued from the United States mine for the
week ending March II.
President Arthur received letter
from Berlin few days ago, enclosing con-
tribution Of ! 600 marks for food sufferers In
this country,
Secretary Teller has sent a request to
the secretary OF war to detail a military guard
to protect the Yellowstone park property. The
request will be complied WITH
The charges against Architect Hill
will not be investigated for some time Ex-
congressman Murch says the charges are all
well-founded, and can be easily proven.
Among the subscriptions recently re-
celved by Treasurer Gillian for the Garfield
memorial hospital are the following: King
George Of Tonga, through DR.. Canisus, United
States consul, Samoa islands, $3.50; III. c. Mars
ton, United States consul, Malaga, Spain,
$l44; Hugh II. Hamilton, United States con-
SUI, Teneriffe, 5000.
Tobacco men are very much agitated
over the omission Of the words "or dealers"
after the word manufacturers In the latter
part of one Of the provisions of the new
tariff law. Officials state that the
omission is purely accidental. Stripped
of incidental matters not necessary 10 an I'M
Outstanding of the point, the proviso reads:
provided that on all unbroken factory pack.
ages held by manufacturers or dealers there
shall be allowed rebate of the full amount of
the reduction, and such rebate TO manufactur-
ers may be paid In stamps at the reduced rate"
IL Is plain that IL congress authorizes the re-
bate to the dealers as well as manufacturers IL
certainly intended that dealers as well as man.
ufacturers should have the privilege of receiv
ing their rebate In stamps. The second ques-
tion propounded by Gen. Raum was whether
In the absence Of direct appropriation by
congress the drawback can be paid II stamps
are declined. The comptroller Is not prepared
TO express an opinion on that question. To,
bacco men appear TO be greatly eXasperated
over these defects In the revenue law. They
are making earnest appeals to the revenue de-
partment for speedy settlement Of the above
questions.
The japanese indemnity fund has
been transferred from the state department to
the treasury department.
An order has been issued by Secretary
Chandler fixing the hours OF labor In the L. s.
navy yards at eight hours.
The bill which was passed by con-
gress during the last hours OF the session re-
adjusting postmasters' salaries is Of no effect
whatever, as the law cannot be executed with
out an appropriation OF at least 2,0OO.0 oO for
the purpose OF clerk hire, etc.
Owing to inadequate appropriations
made by congress for the support Of the sigma
service, the secretary Of war has Informed the
post-office department that 1t will beimpossible
to distribute as generally as has been done,
bulletins and other information for the benefit
of mariners and farmers. The secretary ad-
vises postmasters 10 post conspicuously all bull
letins which may be sent To them.
The governor of Georgia has inform
the Chinese brothers driven out Of WaynesbOro
by mob will be Immediately referred 10 the
states prosecuting officer of the Judicial cir
cult embracing that town, requesting that the
full power Of the court be used In administer
ing justice In the matter. Gov. BoyntOn adds
that the authorities and good people IF GeOr-
gia sanction no kind Of laslessness.
The secretary of the treasury has rem
dered decision in the case Of Charles u. Ward
Of Port Huron, Mich, who recently purchased
the Canadian steamer City Of ST. Cathrrlnes
sunk of White Rock in 1850, raised In 1882 and
rebuilt at Port Huron under such conditions
as entitled the vessel under the law to enroll
ment and register as all American vessel. The
plates In the boilers OF the steamer were not
stamped with the name of the manufacturer
and tensile strain as required by law, and a
technical objection aroee Ia regard TO this. The
secretary decides that all the prerequisites re-
quired by law have been complied with and in
stTuCtlOus Will NC given W luepttlOIs AZ
Port Huron TO inspect the steamer, waving
the matter of st,mping the boiler plates.
Joseph G. Cooke, Jesse of Willard's
hotel In Washington, and the most widely
known hotel man In the country, is dead.
The director of the mint has decided
that an officer of the mint cannot accept a
civil office, and at the same time retain his
place In the mint.
Gen. Sherman created good deal of
amusement the other day when he was giving
testimony in the star route case, surprising
everybody by his blunt and direct answers.
Sherman commenced Dy acknowledging that
he had endorsed the petitions of mail contrac-
tors and would only like an opportunity TO en-
dorse more OF them. The mail carriers on the
Star routes out west were the pioneers OF civ
ilization. They had to encounter AL kinds of
danger and practically held their lives in their
hands "Those varmits of Sioux are worse
than the grizzly" said the general" They
would shoot man down like dog. / think
the contractors are entitled to $50 day.
The General cited instances where three car
rers had been shot down In single day. At
this point the counsel took up petition that
represented that there were towns along GER
tain route In New Mexico asking for a mail
service for the benefit of the business interests
and asked IL he did not know that no towns
existed there and therefore no business interest
TO aid. Gen. Sherman replied that there were
some 1900 or 10000 me aloog this route. He
didn't know whether they were gathered into
towns or not but he did not know that they
were guarding 200, 900 or 300, coo head of cattle
and he supposed that representented small
business interest. The counsel for the defense
were In the best of humors during bis testi-
mony, and frankly acknowledged he has been
the best witness for that side since the trial
commenced.
Secretary Teller says il will be inn
possible 20 appoint commissioner TO effect an
amicable adjustment OF the trouble between
the hostile Creeks, as no appropriations have
been made for that purpose, and he does not
feel called upon TO ask philanthropic persons to
do that work at their own expense.
The commissioner of the general land
Office has issued an order opening 10 settlement
and entry under the homestead laws lands with
drawn for but not needed I'm the final adjust
ment OF a grant made To the state OF Arkansas
In aid of the Little Rock and Fort Smith rail-
way.
The governor of Montana sent the
following dispatch 10 the postofilce department
to-day: The vigilants at Greenhorn, Mont,
have removed the Democratic postmaster by
hanging. Government fuel must be scarce as
he was caught barn burning. The Office is now
vacant. The sureties have been notified to
take charge OF the office.
For the fiscal year ending April 80,
1893. the special tax year, the number of manu-
facturers and dealers In smoking and manu- |
featured tobacco and snuff, drgars, cheeroots
and cigarettes, as estimated at the internal
revenue bureau, is 435 900; of these 1000 are
dealers and Is, 900 manufacturers OF cigars and
900 manufacturers Of tobacco and snuff.
The nomination of James A. Stone as