Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-01-10
WASHINGTON.

10 ~ "loOu Wy UIuO NINsVCxt-
ment Of Hayti, concerning the occupation
by an American company of a guano island
which Hayti claims as its own property.
Congressman Bland, Chairman Of the
Committee on Coinage, Weights, and Meas
ures, says he will oppose the Buckner bill
will favor a measure providing for free and
unlimited coinage of both silver and gold.
Col: Stevenson, Of the Bureau OF EthnolO-
gy, who recently spent several months in
the West. brought back the largest and
most diverse collection of objects illustrat-
ing the home life. industries, and religious
customs OF the Pueblo Indians ever before
made. They will be sent to tile New Or
leans Exposition.
C0unS for the Government III the suits
of the Union Pacific Road against the Unit
Ell States as to the moneys withheld for the
transportation Of supplies expresses the
opinion tia" the decision of tile Court Of
any event an appeal will be taken. The
amount involved is $3,GN,00O.
Acknowledgement Brewster has refused
to accede to tue demand of United States
Supervisor Rowe, Of New Jersey, for six
anu a half and seven days pay for the SER
vices Ut United States Marshals and Super-
State. Mr.. Brewster declines to pay for
more than three days. The matter will
probably be taken to the Court Of Claims.
Taxes will fall due this year on II, 594, 4U
gallons Of whisky. 1t is denied that the
opinion Of the Acknowledgement, if carried
INTO effect. will neces |ari!y extend the
they viii! be satisfied if the intent Of the
opinion Is carried out. Secretary McCul-
loch is said to be in favor of extending re-
lief to the whisky interests. Gen. Raum,
eX-CommisslOner of Internal Revenue, says
IL tfa a. the : plan Proposed IS an easy way out
clares, will not lose a dollar of revenue.
1t is not expected that the Conference
COMMITTEES to which the bill FORGETTING the
Atlantic & Pacific Immigrant was referred
will come to an agreement. Representative
Cobb says that the Senate will not do any
thing with the land-grant forfeitur, bills be-
cause there are too many friends of the
railroads in that body. The Senate will
probably insist upon, an amendment refer
ring the bills in every case to the courts.
which mean that there will be no legisla-
tion on the subject.
Neither France nor Germany shows n
disposition to maintain friendly commercial
is trying to increase the tariff OH American
cereals, and Germany is now endeavoring
to strike a blow at our petroleum export in
the interest Of the Russian oil-wells. The
Government railways running from Ger
many to Russia have given special advan-
troleum. and now # ia nronosed hh v ~ IL
many to Law a tax upon barrels which con.
tain the American product.
In auditing the accounts Of soldiers
homes, and in order to credit them with the
fines and forfeit4res arising from assertions
Treasmrv has inst com niatad a q ro oi JUG
the records Of destrtions from the regular
army since 1914, showing that in the seven
~ years elapsing since that date 100. 900 de-
Of desert;ons f H1Hm t tHe1 rer,,Ior Ane NUMBER
the uer ~ ~ is1o =; 10 tE S,e aGsuuar army Slnce
twice az Or ura IT. 90 90 w. tiu Ia r 1nO"a ~ nave 1aen
ment and four ii tim 70 a. iargp pe az it, ss nroaant
strenyths N"so" i'' pleson'
no agreement mas been reached by the
c cnal the y eunnLaiit he appoliiteu to recon-
ctie cue u.neIence oeLWeen tlle Two Houses
~ XII TolsIGs? concelnilS me Electoral-COunt
~ Dii, anu ~ IS no. exPeGted That any salts
r ra ~ vn Iutnn WIZ De alIlVea at. Rep-
a T9s,i' "ow1,i aa. y a. nntlaoer OF tie confer
tUe's Sana w 'l'g y ol ,a, W.slt tiI was approved by
sr of every disunte'I nn IL ooii A. E!ae aID ~
elares. and If # sTonII hacnm az. q ,n ,,at ~ Ut
sIit If f,o ra"ont pras;dn ,t " 10" Iuele-
could he %annnIIn1l nv tle eiTiTu nmnr e!ect'on
r,r c',cr ~ ppeA Ao"Se'
Tho nooon,Lor aa+.s, .N
partuent OF Agriculture indfcntes a ono la
Yield than the returns of tie conIitinms in
October. The October averapn w"s "a q
against os i'll 1881, IS N the great harvest Of
1881. The returns of the Condition in U..r ~.
Der and tie product in Drce,nher ha !, NAN
unusually divergent this wear I'M fr.t
indicated a larger CROP thaHl last wear. the
latter II product slightly less, or about On
states westof Alabama. The comparison
with last year is as follows: North Carroll
ma 1Ol. South Carolina 1O1. G,orria 1n1
Florida lO3. Alabama lO5, Mississippi o.
Louisiana 9s, Texas 50, Arkansas SO. Zen.
nessee lOl. Applying the percentages to
a product Of :9s, 600 bales in NortI C t1Tiiae
So, 600 in Snu'h Carolina, ESQ., COO in Geor
via, O.lOU in Florida, OGi'oCO in Iaha,n
$4,000 in Mississippi, $50, 900 in Louisiana
sos, 900 in Texas, bl3, 600 in Arkansas. and
$4,000 in +, mlessee. The remaining tarri-
tory will probably give about 81 LOO bales.
slightly Modified ii byp f future rslm un ns. may i 10
possible that the General 4, "a nrnirtmon a.
tie outcom" Of the mildIe e and Pt t"n c,nn ha a.
made tie D,cemh.r ret',1,s s''u u, I"p ei " o aaae
sentative, but it is certai, that mi rat sU OF
yield will be much below the average "'
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TIE B DEBT.
The debt statement shows an increase of
the public obligations during December of
$c4l, 1874: The decrease since June 30, 1884,
is So, sol, S4. This slight increase follow,
ing upon 4 like showing Tor the month of
November, attracts general attention
Many explanations are offered by public
men, who assume that there is something
serious in the situation, and that it indf,
Gates the'general depression now existing
throughout the country. An examination
OF the receipts and expenditures OF the
government as compared with the cores
pondlng period last year shows that this
view Is greatly exaggerated: The decrease
IN tne puDllc ueDt II december a year ago
was less than S2VoO 700 and the eXpendi-
lures were SlS .UU. UW. This v,ar tho in.