Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-11-06
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
VIM. E. smith of Pittsburgh Made As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury-A
Decision for Government Employees
other Capital Matters.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-Hon. VIM. T..
Smith of New York has been appointed as
sstant secretary of the treasury in place
of Charles f. Coon, resigned, to take eff
feet November 10. Mr.. Smith is II lawyer
about forty years of age and a resident of
Pittsburgh, with an office in New York
city, where he is one of the attorneys for
the Delaware and Hudson Canal company
He has been leader of what is known
as the young Democracy in the State of
New York, and has been identified with
the Tiden element of the party. In 1883
he was leader of his party in the New
York Assembly and was one of the most
influential champions of Gov. Cleveiand's
reform measures. He was Il prominent
figure in the delegation of the young
Democrats which went to the Chicago
convention to urge the nomination of
Cleveland, and in his return was selected
to manage the canvass in New York
State.
Decision for Government Employees.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 - First Comp
troller Durham of the Treasury, in the
case of an employe of the mint at Helena,
Mont, has decided that person engaged
in the government service and receiving
a stipulated salary, is not entitled to pay
ment from the government for extra ser
vice rendered outside of his regular duties.
A Good Showing.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. - DR.. Kimball,
director of the mint has rendered his esti
mate of the appropriation for the mint
service for the next fiscal year to be over
100000 as compared with the estimates
for the present year and over $4,000 as
compared with the actual expenditures of
last year.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The President
has appointed William A. Mahoney col
lector of customs for the district of Fer.
nandna, Fla, George A. Hessen surveyor
of customs for the port of Memphis, and
Walter Goddard collector of customs for
the district of Fairfield Conn. Frederick
II. Winston of Illinois to be minister res
ldent and consul general to Persia.
Yellowstone National Park.
WAsHINGToN, Oct 3O.-The Secretary
of the Interior has received the report of
Superintendent Wear of the Yellowstone
National park who says he found the
stock belonging to the government in a
worn out condition and the discipline of
officers bad. The services of trusty noun
taineers were secured and the wholesale
slaughter of game stopped and the park is
=
perintendent estimates that 100000 will
be required to meet the expense of main
tanning the park during the next fiscal
year
"A Customs Decision.
WAsHINGTON, Oct. 30.-It was recently
decided in the customs department that
horses and other animals are not entitled
to entry on the free list, for personal and
household effects, etc, of persons arriv-
ing in the United States, but are only eX-
empt from duty when in the actual use of
immigrants for the purpose of immigra-
ton. or when specially imported for
breeding purposes.
Cost of the Consular Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct 3O.-The report of
Mr.. Eickhoff, fifth treasury auditor, for
the year ended June 80, shows an adjust
ment of 13450 accounts in the consular
service, aggregating :l,0l6, $685.
About Filibustering Expeditions.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-A naval officer
of high rank who has had abundant OPP
portunity to study the phenomena of fill
clustering expeditions to Cuba says it is a
remarkable fact that these things never
occurred in the summer when the north
Atlantic squadron can get there to stop
them. "When the squadron is to start on
cruise from the north" he says, "some
of the interested parties down there
subscribe two or three hundred
dollars and hire some ragged fellows to
drill after dark. Then word goes abroad
that formidable expedition is fitting out
for Cuba. Away goes the squadron, and
before it gets back the merchants at Key
West will have received $4,000 in money
spent by officers for stores, etc. There i,
nothing in it, There never is. They
never attempt to capture Cuba when yes
sells are laid in the hands of mechanics OF
when the weather is so hot that Christian:
can't live there