The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-29
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Items OF General Interest from the
Nations Capital


-OthoF Notos.
NEWS FROM HEADQUARTrRA
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 17.-ln his annual re-
port the Superintendent Of the Dead Letter
Office states that about g ESQ, 600 pieces Of
original dead mail matter were received
during the year, an increase over last year
of nearly SOC. 900 pieces. There were
about 100000 ordinary unclaimed let
tors; 1900 with fictitious addresses;
ia, 700 returned from foreign coun-
tries as undeliverable; 491, 900 letters
originated in foreign countries; 1,648 con-
tanned unavailable articles; $4,000 were
held for postage, etc. The Office succeeded
in returning 749, 51s pieces to their owners
without opening. There were 90, 5l2 pieces
containing money amounting to <s5 $50;
8,6SS pieces containing negotiable paper,
and 8 697 containing postal notes amount
ing to $5,79s. The proceeds Of the sale of
unclaimed property last year amounted to
s2,2Oa
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-3eneral Dumont,
chief Of the acknowledgements service,
reports that during the year ended June 80
last &, 425 vessels were inspected and 29,-
541 officers were duly licensed. There
were So accidents during the year, causing
the death Of 202 persons, IS having been
passengers and III employees on the steam
ers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Perry Belmont,
OF New York, recently appointed Minister
to Spain, has accepted the position.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-One Of the most
important matters to be considered by Con-
gress in the approaching short session
will be the report of the Immigra-
ton Investigation Committee. This re.
port will probably be ready for presen-
tation early in December, and
its vital Importance will undoubt-
eddy lead to q prolonged discussion. Alb
stracts of the test mony taken by the com
mittee were published correctly, but they
gave only partial insight to the alarming
danger, present and prospective, resulting
from the immense influx of the paupers,
criminals and general riff-raff of Europe.
The report will show that, so far as New
York is concerned, recent Immigration has
given an alarming proport on of our GRIM
inais, paupers, lunatics, imbeciles and the
like 1t will show by the testimony of Su-
perintendent Blake, who looks after New
York's outdoor poor, that 10 per cent of
the paupers who overflow charitable insti-
buttons are Of foreign birth, and that q
very large proportion Of them are recent
lmportations.
WASHINGTON. Nov 20-The annual re-
port of the First Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson shows that during
the last fiscal year fourth class post.
masters were appointed as follows:
On designations AMI commissions ex-
PRED, 6,52l; on removals, 1,244; on deaths
OF postmasters, Is; on establishment of
n mot q 1h4lA -
appointments, 12,2S3. This is q net de-
crease from last year of 79l. During the
year ,645 post-of1ces were discontinued.
The report shows that there were
S2l post-offlces established, and AS
more discontinued, during the year
than during the previous year.
The increase in the whole number
of post Offices is shown to have been 2,219,
as against 1,543 for the year 1857. There
was an increase of 100 or more post-ofices
in each of the following States: North
Carolina, 1853; Texas, 1888; Virginia, 1875;
Kentucky, l26; Alabama, 1O6; California,
1O6; West Virginia, 106; Arkansas, 1Oi;
Pennsylvania, 100
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2O.-Major General j.
M. Schofield, Commander of the army, in
his annual report says that there were
2, 436 assertions from the army during the
last year; there were p, TO applicants for
enlistment, 1907 of whom were rejected,
The accepted recruits embraced ~ col.
ored, 4, 1876 natives and 2,557 foreigners.
aud that the number of soldiers was more
that 500 below the authorized STRENGTH of
25, 900 enlisted men.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The report of
the Commandment of the United States
Marine Corps shows that on October l
there were 1880 enlisted men in the corps
WAsH1SGTON, Nov. 22.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has made a ruling that
hereafter merchants who are selected as
reappraising officers must be citizens of
the United States.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The publication
of the twenty-second volume Of the tenth
census report, which was issued yester-
day, completes the most elaborate work of
the kind ever undertaken in the world.
The cost was over Sc, O0O, OOO
WAsu1NaToN, Nov. 23-United States
Treasurer Hyatt in his annual report says
the net revenue for the year ended June 80
was $379, 266 O74; expenditures, $297, 924,-
sol. AS compared with 1857 the revenues
were s., 862, 797 greater and the expendi-
lures 81, SS7 less. Silver dollars coined dur
ing the year, s32, 4S4 ,673, making the total
coinage $299, 424, 790 Total purchases on
bonds for the sinking fund, ISL, 464,-
800; net premium paid, exclusive
of accrued interest, ss,27O,S42; gold
and silver bullion and all kinds of notes
and certificates outstanding June 30, 1887,
s, $685. 259, $50; same June 80, 1883, s. O93,
562, or; redemption of United States notes
during the year, <63, 352, 600; silver certiti-
Gates issued, sos. sgt, 600, mostly of SO and
under; certi fcates redeemed, $21, 947. 37S.
At the close of the year the Treasurer held
SITS, 312, $50 United States bonds to secure
National bank circulation, and $50, 1928 GOO
to secure public moneys held by depositlng
banks
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator Sher-
man, who has returned, expresses the
opinion that no further action will be
taken on the tariff by the present Con-
gress. 1t is believed here that this means
an extra session of the Fifty first Congress
to consider the tariff, provided that body
is surely Republican.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The regular
monthly primary statement of foreign
commerce issued from the Bureau of Stat
istics shows that exports of merchandise
during October past aggregated in value
ia, IA, 395, against Sc OS3, 439 in October,
at $66, 234, 653 against sec, 963, 257.
WASHINGTON, Nov. A-During October
past 4O, 365 immigrants came to this coun-
try, against A. 166 in October, 1887. Ger
many furnished the greatest number, TO-
1865; England and Wales, 7,477; Ireland,
$3.50; Sweden and Norway, 1850; Italy;
2, 765, and Scotland, 1904
Cattle-GrOw Meet.
CHICAGO, Nov. G2-The National Cattle
Growers Association held its fourth an
pual convention at the Grand Pacific, and
recommended the enactment of laws by
Congress regulating traffic in cattle and
meat
Burned His Eyes Out.
ERIE, Pa. Nov. 20.-Suhering from i'll.
treatment the wife of Patrick Durkins, of
this city. threw vitriol in his face while at
the supper table last evening, which
burned out both Of his eyes.
Died ut the Ago OF liz Years.
ONANcocK, Va, Nov: 0O-Captain John
spence, of this place, died yesterday, aged
liz years. He had voted in every Presi-
Dental election since his twenty-fourth