Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1884-11-08
WASHINGTON.

October, were ST, ~, 4SS6--a considerable
gain over the same month Of last year: rt
During the year ending October 31st, the
nadonal AMI withdrew from the federal
treasury 81, $40, s18 deposited to secure cir
the per cents vii disappear BY June 1855.
October was $s,so7, iss; decrease since June
@,t1S84l $32, $50, 37S; cash in the treasury,
$4S4 OO8, 572; gold certificates, $120, 343, 800;
silver certificates, $151, b56, 5Sl; certificates
OF deposit, ST., s55, 900; %1efunding certi6-
fractional currency, Sc, 974,S73!
Count L~ewenhaupt, Swedish minister,
called on the president in company with
the acting secretary of state and presented
his letters of recall. The usual fOrmalities
were exchanged. Count Lewenhaupt has
been appointed minister to France, and the
Swedish minister to France has been ac-
credited to the United States.
,Ihe treaty, now nprocess Of negotiation
betweentSpain and the United States pro-
vtdes for the free admission to the latter
country OF sugars, mOlasSeS, and raw t0bac-
90, and a%reduction Of duties on other artt-
cles from the West Indies. In return, there
iore,, Cuba. and Porto Rico are TO receive
Spanish, and the tariff on cattle, fish, and
manufactures will be freely trimmed down.
Exports from seven Atlantic ports last
week: Flour, 29O, 600 barrels; wheat, 1,005,-
600 bushels; corn, $50, 600 bushels; oats TO-
600 bushels; rye, s ,000 bushels; pork, $500
barrels ; lard, 4, 5oo, OUO pounds; bacon, $, 1885,
United States and Canada GU the 25th in
slant: Wheat, 81, 1851, 907 bushels; corn, s.
,6l6,134 bushels; oats, 3,8S5,309 bushels; rye,
654,316 bushels; barley, 1,652,s O4 bushels.
In his annual report the governor Of Ida
ho says that the funded debt Of the terrific
y has been practically wiped cut. The
should entitle the territory, in the Govern
0r's opinion, to be admitted into the Union
as aetate. The value of the assessed prop
erty In the territory. increased fifty per cent
over last year, and Is now placed at SO, $780,
GOO. The export of minerals for the last
fiscal year was 1000, 000..-
1 uryt viii ask COMPRESSION $4,000 for relay
ing the floors in the Chicago Custom-House
Building. Mr., Bell says that there is no
use tryingt to patch up the foors-the only
" IN which the uneyenness q be reme-
died Is to reset the whole. The Superin-
has been ordered to stop work at the main
eornice, as an effort is to be made to secure
an appropriation for IN additional story.
Superintendent Crawford. of the foreign
mails bureau has made q strong denial of the
charges made recently before the South
"A American commission by, Loring Blodgett
lof$ Philadelphia to the effect that mails adj
dressed to South America had frequently
beensthroWn into the sea from English mail
steamers. Crawford says q very small part
the! South American mail is sent from
this country via England, and that the En-
glish government is bound to, and does,
carry our mails as carefully a their own
under convention.
"a story. is told Of the recent visit Of
Sa(4AnfDa RH9o horo Tho ron0rt Ia fhot Mr.
Bliss suggested to the President that it
would be very. unwise to allow Secretary
! Gresham TO enter upon any investigation of
the accounts Of the First Controller, which
might result In a reOpening Of the matters
relating to- the payments of the bills for
Menced an investigation of the accounts in
the First Controllers Office, and his known
i searching methods while Postmaster-Gen-
|. eralsandit the fact that he was very persist
emit in. urging the bringing of civil suits
against some Of the old star.route contrac-
tors give some color to the story.
Judge Gresham has resigned the treasury
gsPoEtfolio. At 2o'clock Tuesday the prest-
dent accepted the resignation and appoint
ed Hugh McCulloch, Of New York, to sue
coed him. The resignation Of Secretary
Gresham was rendered in order that he
4S0n. the United States circuit court bench
DrnInmond.,lsh is expected that Hugh Nc
CtAl0ch; will Immediately assume control of
the department. Judge Drummond's resig-
#nationS has been accepted, to take effect as
Judge Gresham shall nave qualified
Qualify for some days.
Stephen e. Mills, lieutenant of the 18th
inflniiTyy has been detailed as professor OF
militaxy science at Knox college, Gales
If ~ ..btt. 49, r." 4
Attic sale OF government property al
SHa!pers, Ferry, the Potomac water power
sold tor 32S 100, and the Shenandoah water.
Postmaster General Hatton and Seno,
Romero, the Mexican minister, have con.
postal convention providing fol
me exchange OF mail matter between the
United States and Mexico at the domestic
sIate0f postage.
C9on1miasary General McFeely has sub.
Z mtfted Ills annual report fol-, the fscA year.
eefTes =s1Ds sesG69css q q a ahe yea Y, were WEI
balance .of $1,O41,,2257. \, There was on hand
81 the amount appropriated for the
4 Ielle1 Of the sufferers from the overflow of
tn6 pho river and I, 15lSOf the appropria-
g tor the sufferers from the overflow of
the NiAtssippir river. 1
..a hs friends OF Schuyler Crosby, Governor
g 1qptAna Alelrgings his appointment az
I mt 4Ssistant postmaster general. Crosby
y ~ nsearnest supporter OF Arthur at the
Il hlcAgg e0lYenti0n.as Il is generally e
S1eyed f!h0nt the department, However, that
..lx.!tMkefsrDf indiana, the chief; clerk yof
1atn16Ats Will be promoted to the va
& seneysaIheappointment vii! doom have to
Msl9zsapp0lntwentha has shout expired.
ss.sa Ael5egant George :M HtOiey, command.
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