Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-13
WASHINGTON.
Hugh Thompson Of South Carollnt
Qualified Yesterday as Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury
kanuck Asks for Thirteen Thousand
Dollars for Securing the Sur-
render o. S,iine Bull.
the nonee Sundry civil Appsoptint,.n
iiiil AS Amended Nv u,c sennta
Committe"- oapitaI tunnusn.
qcAlipRD A. AsslsrANr.

NAsiilNuioNi duW l2,-- Hugh Thomp.
son Of south Carolina was qualified this
morning as assistant secretary of tho
treasury AZ noon he was visited by ali
the bureau snd division officers OF the do.
partmtnt, He called ~ tue White iiouso
during The day IN company with Conn
trouer Trenholm and pnil his respects 10
the president
nE WANTS = REwAip,.
WAsniNuroN, lply ~ The sneaker
laid before tho house 10 day a letter from
the secretary Of state touching on the
house bill 20 reimburse Jean Louls Iepare
Tor services rendered and money eNpend.
cd IN bringing Into the United states ana
procuring the surrender OF sitting Bnli
anu q number ef.hia followers. Iegnrr
y resident OF the Wood mouptain dls
triot Ia the Northwest rrffitory. Canada.
and his petition rcoiting The circum.
stances OF the surrender II transmitted
hy Sir Lionel West, British mlnlster at
Washington Maj Brothorlon, the
United States otllctr who received the
surrender OF the hostilrs, lndorsos the
elaim, which amounts 10 Sl8,Al2.
suNpRY civii. NIL.
WASHINGTON, July ~ Tho eundry
elVil appropriation bin was reported 60
the senate this evening by Mr.. Allison,
| inc following, among others, are
changes Ia The house bill made by tho
senate committee on appropriations for
puOlie buildings, Chicago, Tor extraor.
ulnaiy repairs, s6000i Denver, Col
lglr'oken out; Detroit aud Galveston,
| Tex, stricken out, New Orleans
ior marine hospital, stricken out, and
Tor mint buildings repairs, e28, 900. Pie
provision In the house BIN relating 10
silver certificates Is emcndod Co rend az
| follows That the secretary of tho treas.
| nfy Is hereby authorized ana required 10
/ Issue silver certificates TO the donomina-
tlona of ~, 81 and &b, aud tho silver
cortlfcatog herein authorized shall be re-
lcelvaole, rodeomnble aud payable 10 like
| nanner and for ike purposes az II pro.
Flueu Tor certificates by the act OF Feb
ruary rs, 1873, entitled an act TO author.
| ~ coinage In lts legal character, pro-
ylded that said Recommendations OF
81, ~ and o. may be M.
sued ia lieu OF silver certinoates
of large denominations In the treasury.
and to that extent said certificates oi
larger denominations shall be Cancelled
ana destroyed.
An appropriation OF 100000 Is made for
detecting and bringing 10 trial yiolators
OF the internal revenue laws. The Gppro.
prlaIion for the navy yard at Mare Island,
Cali is Increased from slOl, 900
70 S2lJiO00. The appropriation for the
protection OF public lands from fraudu.
lent entry ~ reduced from $40 900 10
Sb0,0O0' The appropriation for the con.
structlon Of buildings aud military posta
II increased from $4,000 TO $500 600.
An appropriation OF 100000 IL made for
an Industrial home In Utah, doelaned IA
a place OF refuge for women who desire
10 escape from polygamy.
Loss IN WHEAT DURING JUNE.
WAsniSoToN, Jaly l2..-Prof Dodge,
statlstiolan OF the agricultural depart
ment says concerning tho various estl. !
mates made from bis last report on the
wheat crop, That though the average OF
condition OF spring wheat on the At day
OF last July was 90, It fell TO SO at the |
time OF harvest, which " only three |
points higher than the present condition, |
aud represents n loss OF less than q COO. |
600 bushels as compared with the result |
OF last year's harvest. The damage oc. |
Cured last year In the last two weeks Of |
July and later, There Ia great risk u |
further damage during July and August,
but that already reported means u loss Of
5000, 600 bushels In spring wheat aud
5000, 600 In winter, which makes a total
loss OF 100000 ia wheat during the
month Of June.
MORE SMALL COIN.
WAsHINaToN, July 12.--Tbe acting
secretary OF the treasury to-day sent 70
the senate letter from the treasurer Of
the United States recommending that the
sum appropriated for tho recoinage Of
gold and silver coin for the current
year be Increased from $4,000 u $780,
900. HIS letter 10 the treasurer snys the
demand for subsidiary silver coin Is
largely IN excess OF the supply IN the
treasury Offices and mntH and IA increas-
Ing There is, he says, ia the treasury
offices 500, 600 Ia unourrentably aubsi.
diary silver coins which could be- recolned
into dimes NJ a probable loss OF % per
sent. and could thus DO made available
Tor circulation.
non SPRINGS NATIONAL bank.
WAsnISGToN, July l2.--Thc comptTol.
lcr OF currency to-day declared fourth
dividend Of 80 per cent. Ia favor Of the
Of the Hot Springs National
bank OF Hot Springs, Ark, payable on
the Oth inst. This makes 100 per cent.
paid ON the claims proved, amounting 70
s3C,572.
ABSENT SIATkRMhRs ,
WARRINGTON, July 2.--Abaenteclsn
gives the Democrats o great deal Of
trouble both IN committee meetings and
IN TIE transaction OF business Of the
house. Although the Democrats have !
about forty majority, on the roll II FREE
guently happens that In votes by diylelon
and by telleTs the Republicans outyote ,
them aud carry their point, or compel the :
natofttv uaffy III fcaflft "a a roll.eali Va | 1
bring struggling Democrats 70 attend 10
their duty. The matter has been q sub. !
|oct Of frequent complaint on tho part OF I
eaders Of the party, and The extent OF /
.he evil and Importance ~ correcting II i
gaa impressed upon the minds Of those !
sho attended the recent Democrat !
G caucus, but the attendance 4
las not much improved since i
hat Lime. Between twenty and /