The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-16


unfinished business to come up next
Friday morning.
RECEIVER APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-The Comp
troller OF currency to-day appointed
James McComaville, of StoubensviIIe-
o., to be receiver of the Metropolitan
Bank at Cincinnati, o.
AGRICULTURAL REPORT.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10.-Ths Febru-
any statistical report of the departss
ment of agriculture relates to the num-
bers and values of farm animalss
There is an increase In horses, mules
and cattle, and q decrease in sheep and
swine. The largest rate of increase is
In horseS-5 per cent. and it is general
throughout the country, though largest
west of the Mississippi. The aggregate
exceeds 1900, 900. The increase in
mules averages 81 per cent. The in
crease In cattle is q. It makes the
the aggregate over 49,0O0, 600. The
increase IS nearly as large in mich
COWS as In other cattle. In sheep the
decline appears to be between 2 and
per cent, the aggregate of hocks being
about 4S1 millions. There is a smaller
decline in swine, lass than per cent,
leaving the aggregate over A ,000, eco.
The aggregate value Of all farm
animals is 100000 more than a
year ago. Mr.. Lanechew,
a Chinese merchant residing at Port
land, Ore, recently inquired of the
treasury department. whether the re-
quirements of section 6 OF the Chinese
restriction act might not be waived in
the case Of his nephew, young China
man now at Hong Kong, whom he in
tended to bring over and give an in
terest in his business. He was inform
ed that in as much as by the express
terms of the statute the certificate
therein specified ''shall be the sole
the part Of any Chinese person not a
laborer" a right of entry into the
United States. The inquiry admits of
no other than negative answer.
FAST MAIL SERVICE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-POStmaSter-
General Dickinson has entered into a
new contract with the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy Railroad Company
for fast mail service between Chicago
and Council Bluffs, to take effect
March ID. The present contract calls
for fast mail service on a schedule of
sixteen hours west daily six times
week. The new contract is
for daily service, both east
and west upon a schedule of fourteen
and one-half hours, the leaving time
at either end to be controlled by the
by al
rangement California mail leaving San
Francisco in the evening after business
hours, and arriving at Council Bluffs
in the afternoon of the third day
will there be taken by the new fast
train and will reach Chicago in time
for the first morning delivery on the
fourth day from the Pacific coast.
1t is the purpose of the depart
ment to secure, if possible a
fast mail from Chicago east
to leave Chicago on the arrival of the
Prcific coast train and to make New
York in about twenty-five hours from
Chicago and about liz hours from San
Francisco.
OTHER NOTES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-A caucus of
democratic members of the house was
held this afternoon for the purpose of
selecting representatives, on the demo-
cratic congressional committee. James
N. Burns was chosen as the Missouri
representative.
Senator Plumb to-day introduced a
bill appropriating 800, 600 for public
building at Emporia, Kas.
David T. Bunker, United States con-
sui at Denmark, has died there Of yell
low fever.
General Sheridan has returned from
Boston.