Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-20
Nearly 100000 of Spurious Paper
Money Have Been Made Dur
ing the Present Year.
Carl schurz Expresses His Belief That
Cleveland Will Garry Out the
Civil Service Law.
Suits for the Recovery of Insurance on
Property Burned by the Con-
federate Army
Decided.
Annual Report of Admiral Porter-The
United States and Havtian In
ternational Commission.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF
THE SECRET SERVICE.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF
THE SECRET SERVICE.
WAsHGNdToN, Nov. 10. - Chief
Brooks of the secret-service division of
the treasury department in his annual
report says:
1.-THE events of the past year give
evidence Of the revival of manufacture
Of counterfeit p ,per money which was
practically suspended during the years
1882 and 1881
He also says, though he reports for
the past year the smallest per
centage of circulation of counterfeit
paper money since the first issue
OF such, money that he is of the opln-
ion that there Ia to-day In the hands of
counterfeiters nearly $500, 600 in new
spurious notes of the denominations of
$40 and $40 which have been produced
since January /, 1884. Mr.. Brooks
notes with pleasure that bankers are
recognizing more fully the import ance
OF branding as spurious all counter.
feits OF money presented in tho course
OF their business.
A Letter From sohurs.
The Star says the following letter re.
ceived In this city to day from Carl
Schurz gives further assurance that
MIR, Cleveland will faithfully main
tain the civil-servlce law:
New YORK, Nov. 10, 1854.
DEAR SIR-In answering your let
~ hal lao n l. n q
Cleveland will faithfully carry out the
etvil-servlce law. He favored SINH.
lar law in this state aud II has been
strlctl- observed. | have no doubt
that he will as president act upon the
same principles which he professed
ard adhered 10 as governor. Very
truly yours,
lSgnedl @. EcHURz.
In the supreme Court.
The supreme court of tue United
States to-day decided two cases
brought by the citizens of Virginia
against the Mutual Assurance society
OF Virginia, TO ever the amount Of
| certain fire insurance policies issued
| by said company upon property In
Richmond, Va, which was burned AT
the time that city was captured by the
federal troops la 1865. The insurance
company refused to pay on the ground
that by express terms OF its policies Il
was not liable for damages from fires
caused by "civll war, CONJUNCTION. in
surreotion or the invasion of a foreian
enemy" and that the ire in this case
was due To one or all OF these causes
| The supreme court Of appeals
OF Virginia rendered decision
IN favor Of the company on the ground
that the lire was the result of "the in
vasion of foreign enemy When
the cases were appealed to this court.
the question OF Jurisdiction was raised
the company maintaining that the
cases were not decided by the court
below on the federal quesiloh, and that
consequently this court was without
Jurisdiction to review the decision.
Az the conclusion OF the argument
ChiefJnstice Waite announced as
the opinion OF tho court that "a
had no jurisdiction over the cases and
must therefore dismiss them, aud n
was so ordered, The decision rem
dered Ia favor OF the insurance COM
pany by the supreme court OF appeals
OF Virginia, now stands as the final
settlement ~ the question and relieves
! underwriters In Virginia and elsewhere
from liability for great quantity OF
property destroyed by fire in Rich
mond when that city was evacuated
by the Confederate lraops
DROPPED PROM rHK pAY-RoII..
by direction ofthe president. Ia az.
eordance with the decision u the