The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-01
Advance Sheets of the Secretary OF
the Treasury Sent IN.
Most of the Items for the Compile
ton of Public Buildings.
Aid To Be Given Agricultural Coll
leges of tho Several States.
Special Report in Regard to the Wool
Trade Between Southern Russia
and the United States
Capital Notes.
Special Dispatch to the Appeal.

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WASHINGTON, u. c., Dee. 81. The adj
vance sheets Of the report OF the secretary
of the Treasury on the various appropriate
tons urgently needed Tor the public scrv-
Ice Tor the fiscal year ending next June
have been sent 10 Mr. Coutts, the clerk Of
the committee on appropriations, aud no
is now engaged in drawing IL up from the
urgency deficiency hill, aud will have
II ready for the members OF the COM
mittcc Us soon n they ARE appointed. Most
of the items are for the completion Of pub
lie buildings In various parts Of the conn
| try, and the appropriations which have
been expended and upon which dcii-
cheney remains unpaid. The items Of local
interest 10 Memphis are rs follows For
iron fence. sidewalk, etc, public
buildings ut Aberdeen, Miss, y, 600;
10 complete public buildings at
| jackson, Tenn, ~ 900; To establish light
aud fog signals nj Lake Corync light sta
| ton, Mississippi, $1,000; for salaries and
| travelling expenses OF the Mississippi river
commission, assistant engineers, office cX-
pcnscs and contingencies, $4,000 An
item Of general interest is for SiSi, 600 to
carry into effect the provisions Of the act
passed last session iOr the establishment Of
agricultural experiment stations In connec-
ton with the agricultural colleges cstab.
lishod In the several States.
RtssIAN-AMEmCAN WOOL TRADE.
The United States consul at Odessa,
! Russia. has made a special pport "a tho
| department OF state In regard Ia the con-
| dilion Of the wool trade between southern
| Russia and the United States. The con-
illusions of the report. which is containedin
pamphlet Of foriy.thrcC pagcs are briefly
stated rs follows
/. That the wool tmdc between
south Russia and the United States has
been carried on for twenty years. greatly
10 the detrimcnt Ul the revenue II tho
| United States.
.. That all Of the wool shipped
from south Russia To the United States Is
the property OF three or four American im-
portcrs.
o. That these importers in comhi-
nation with the srhippcrs, have conspircd
30 prevent the recognition oi q market
price for the so'called DonskOi washed
woods at Rosioh.on-Don.
4. That all Of these woods are, aud ever
have been, secured woods
8. That these woods have In many in
stances succeeded in entering the United
States ut low duty limit q! cents, others
again NJ high duty Is cents, when MI ot
them should have paid duty ~ secured
woods
q. That the fraudulent designation of
these woods has benefited the American
importers, and has been n corresponding
lass 10 honest wool merchants and lo tho
United States government.
That ihis in9a util .Ns.al ala NM an
can easily be- demonstrated.
H. That this Ices will reach between sl5,-
900, 900 aud $40, 900, 900 Is very probable.
o. That u market value for the so-callod
Donskoi washed woods exists at k0siOfl.on-
Don.
10 That the charges IN the invoices Of
wool shipped from Odessa aud Roslon ara
false, and arc introduced for the purpose
Of doimudng the revenue.
II. That the commissions charged arc
mover paid rs commissions.
~. That the legitimate and proper
charges have been excessive.
10. That the grDss weight in an invoice
has caused great loss OF revenue and has
been successfully pmcticed for many years.
II. That the Interests OF the United
States require the permanent closing Of
the R0siofl consular agency.
10. That salaricd consul should be- sent
TO Roslon-on-Don.
RgcEirFs ION TIM MONTH.
The receipts ofthc government from IN
sources during tie present month wcro
$50, 325, 2sj ana the expenditures 40, 49,
Os2, leaving net gain oi receipts over cx-
pcndiiurcs Of Sls,o2l, 1908. Ont OF this net
gain, however, must ho paid about $780,
900 Tor interest on public debt, which will
leave the actual surplus for December.
SO, i9j, G0J. Tho public debt was also ne
duccd during tho month TO the amount Of
Sl5, 80 600 For the cntir calendar year
Of lSS7 the debt was diminished by SID
0lG,O0O. the largest reduction being made
Ia June and Noycmleg when tie pay
menis ON that account aggregated ID, ST.
600 and so, $4,000 respectively.
nan srrrt ~ CRUISERS.
Naval circles have been thrown into con-
slcrndtion 10y recent reports from California
relative 10 the discovery 81 grave defects
in the steel intended 10 be used IN the con-
struction oi The cruiser Charleston, now
being built IN that State. While am at
tempt was being made recently 10 bend
slightly tho heavy cight-inch steel deck
beams several oi them snapped a. pieces
nnNtl illt Nilulil pl HNilANli' lti'hf w AhN
great astonshment oi the construction Of
iccrs. The steel was from the Gust, and
had been thoroughly tested, according 10
the severe requirements OF the steel board,
standing successfully all Of tho tests "a 70
tension, clonglton, elasticity, etc. Much
Of this steel has already been used in the
construction Of the other cruisers and gun
boats now building, and the alarming icat-
urc al the accident at the California ship
ward Is that Il casts grave doubt upon tho
strength Of the material that has already
been built into ships and may fail uncx-
pectedly ut a critical moment.
DISEASE ANoS0 noos
Owing 10 the prevalence Of disease Of
nm epidemic character, which has attacked
hors In Denmark, the government Of Nor
way and Sweden has established quaraii-
tine against the importation OF Danish hog
products. The treasury department has
been informed that being thus deprived OF
their principal market, Danish hog raiscis
will cndeayor to End q market IN the Unit
ell States, and this department has taken
steps TO prevent tho importation OF diseased
pork from Denmark.