The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-14


DR.. James p. Kimball, director OF the
mint, in his report on the production of
gold and silver, In the United States during
the wear 1885, estimates the production Of
gold at S31 800 900, an increase of $1,000.
600 over 1884, and the production of silver,
calculated a, the coming rate of silver dol
lars, at S., 800 900, an Increase Of $4,000
600. Colorado is the largest producer, with
California second. There were, 3,OO23l3
pieces of gold coin, valued at s21,73ol2,
and 81 g25, 5A pieces of silver coin, valued
at $29, 962, 49, coined during the year The
coinage of silver dollan amounted to $2S,,
697,787.
The total yalne of bullion and coin i'm.
ported during the year was Sal ,4lS,l OF
which Is, 1922 800 consisted OF bullion and
s33,095, 100 of coin. OF the total imports
$23,6453ll consisted OF gold and $l7,172,.
7ls of silver. The total exports was $H,,
697,749, of which Gil ,4l7,20 was gold and
$33, 2S0,542 silver
The director estimates the amount OF
gold coin In the United States on Jan. l,
1886. 10 have been $685., ass, 453, of silver
dollars, $2ls, 259,17l subsidiary silver 3d.
O34lll-a total of $S26, 719,325 OF the
EDlG coin Illp uthsuFN Helu anu
the national banks 1856 353,592.
The United States treasury owns mot
represented by silver certihcates) $72,53S,.
72S in silver dollars and the national banks
s6,9i0,62S.
The July fire loss In the United States
and Canada Is estimated at $4,000 900, so
per cent greater than the average July fire
loss for nearly twenty years. There We're
175 July fires where the loss was $4,000
and upward and sixteen fires whose de
structiveness aggregated more than $1,000
900.
As recognition of the courtesy, Impair
italy, and uniform consideration shown by
Speaker Carlisle toward the minority of
the house, a number OF the prominent re
publican representatives united in purchas-
Ing ut a cost of about 5000 an elegant and
tastefully decorated silver table service
which was presented to the speaker at the
close of the session.
The important measures which, after
debate we're defeated in the House in
which they originated are as follows: The
Senate bill to increase the efficiency of the
army, the House (Bland) bill for the free
coinage of silver, and Senator Nances bill
10 repeal the CivilService net.
Among the bills upon which further act
ion by Congress il necessary before they
can become laws are the following: The
CullOm Inter State Commerce bill the
Mexican Pension bin; the bill to repeal
the tim6erculture, presumption, and desert
land laws; the Morrison and Randall
Tariff bills; the House bill to prevent
aliens from acquiring or owning land In
any of the Territories the Bankruptcy bills,
the House bill to terminate the Hawaiian
treaty, the Anti Polygamy bills, and the
Chinese Indemnity bills.
The will Of Samuel j. Tilden has been
made Known The value Of his estate Is
estimated at 5000, 600 and Is nearly all in
personal property, The amount beques,h.
ed for the establishment Of public institu.
tions Is fully $4,000 600, and the disposition
of this money Is left absolutely In the dis.
erection of three trustees Jokn Biglow, An
drew H. Green and George ii. Smith Mr..
Smith WAS his confidential secretary and
general manager OF his estate. To Mrs
Pelton he gives the house, 30 West Thirty.
eighth street and an income of 100000
For each of the other relatives he sets aside
certain sum to be held In trust, the Income
10 be paid to them during their lives, they
TO have power to dispose of the principal at
death. All the rest of his property, Grey.
stone and the Gramercy Park residence, are
left In trust to the trustees, who are also
executors, TO be applied TO several public
uses. They have absolute power 10 do, or
not TO do rs he suggests In his will
The will provides for free public II.
brary and reading room Ia New Lebanon,
another In ionkers and grand free library
In New York at Il cost Of probably more
than $3000,000 Nothing Is said about the
fine library in tue Gramercy Park house,
the disposition of that being left 10 the dis
cretion Of the trustees. No specific dis
position Is made Of any part of the property
except In the case of Mrs Pelton. The
will provides that II the trustees decide not
20 establish the library they may use the
money for any ether charitable or educat-
ional institution that they prefer. They
may also use any surplus funds in this
manner A large number Of small bequests
are made to servants and friends.
The Postmaster General has made a re-
QUESTION upon the Treasury Department
for $3S0000 for compensation of Postmast
ers readjusted under the act of March 3,
1888 The department will not beg the
payment OF these claims until after Sept |.
The Chief OF Bureau of Statistics reports
thst the total values Of the exports Of do.
mestic breadstufs from the United States