, 1888-01-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.

WASHINGTON Dec. 31.-The secretary of
the treasury to-day appointed the following
store keepers and CANCERS; Geo. L. White
at Oakland. Ca i'ornia, and VIM. NJ Wynn,
Jr., ut Sacramento, California.
LITTLE STORM.
The snow fell here this afternoon tn the
depth of three inches, and this evening n
sleet storm prevails.
HOGS ouARASTISBD.
Owing to the prevalence Of disease, OF
epidemic character, which has attacked
hogs In Denmak the government OF Norway
and Sw eden has established quarantine
against the importation OF Denmark
hogs
FRAUDS REPORTED.
The United States consul, at Odessa,
Russia has made IA speca report to the de-
partment Of state In regard to the condition
OF the wool trade between southern Russia
and the United States. The conclusions of
the report which is contained I'm q pamphlet
of forty three pages, are rs follows; THAI
the wool trade between south Russia ~ q
the United States has been carried on for
twenty wears greatly to the detriment oi
the re,e u of the United States. All OF
the wool shipped from south Russia To the
United States Is the property OF three or
four American importers. These importers,
in com binati IN with the shippers, have
con pred to prevent the recoghi-
tion Of the market rice for the so
Roskotf.on.the. e.Dnn All these woods
are. and always have been, secured woods
These woods have in many inst 'nces en-
tered the United States at the low duty
limit, CT oents). Others again ut the h'sh
duty, 70 Cent-), when all should nave paiu
duty as secured woods. The fraudulent
Iesis snation of these woods have been hlled
To American importers and been CORES
bonding loss to honest wool merchants
and To the United States government. That
this loss will reach between $40 ,OOO, 900 to
$40 900 600 il very probable. That the
charges in invoices ~ wool, shipped from
Odessa ana Roskoif are false, and are intro
duced for the purpose of deirauiinR
the revenue. That the commissions
charged. are never paid us commissions,
that legitimate and proper charges have
been excessive. Thatthe g-oss weight In
invoice has caused "a great loss ot revenne
and been successfully practiced for man!
years. .
The receipts of the government from all
sources during the present month u SZV
325. 2S5. u net gain Oi receipts over eSpeiiul-
lures oi Sl8 92i 6o3 Out of tins net gain
however, must be paid $3, 500, 900 Tor inter
est pom the public debt which viii have
an actual surplus for December OF Sl5,4
SOB. The public ieht was also reduced Sl5.-
80, 600 tor the entire calendar year of 1887
IHs uebt was diminished ny SiI t,Olo,ooO
the largest reduction being made in Janu-
uary aud November, when the pavmenis
of that account aggregated Sl6,S52OOO ana
SIG, Sii 900 respectively.
POOR STEEL.
Naval circles have been thrown into |
state Of CONSERVATION by recent reports |
from California relative to the discovery OF |
grave defects ia the steel intended to be |
used in the construction of the cruiser
Charleston now being built in that state.
While AN attempt was being made recently
To land, the slightly heavy eight inch steel
ipck beams, several of them snapped In
pieces under the strain of hydraulic jack to
The great establishment Ot the construction
bthcprs. The steel was from the east and
had been thoroughly tested according to
he requirements of the steel board. stand.
ing successfully all the tests as to tens'l |
=. Jngation. elasticity, etc. Much OF thi, |
steel has already been used in the con
:, ,ructiun Of other cruisers and gun boats |
now building, and an alarming feature uf
he accidents at the California ship yard il
hat it casts great doubt upon the strength \
~ the material that has been built into
ships and may fail unexpectedly ut u criti