The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-13
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Receipts and Expenditures.

Sa,Ss4,6O3. Out of the net gain, however.
must be paid about $500, GOO for interest
upon the public debt, which will leave the
actual surplus for December s6,4o4,GO3. The
public debt was also reduced during the
month to the amount of SIS, o5o,OOO. For the
entire calendar year of 1887 the debt was
diminished by s~1l9,O16,OO 0 the largest rcduc-
ton being made in jun and November, when
the payments on that account aggregated
slG,s6s,OOO and SIG, $4,000 respectively.
NEBRASKA AND DIVA PENSIONS.
WASHINGTON, JAM .-The following pen
sions have been granted Nebraskans: Mcxi-
can war-Charlcs c. Redmorc, Lincoln.
Original-David W. Hopkins, Dewitt. In
crease-Thomas Kirk, Reynolds: Charles
jenkins, Barada; John Regain, Hansen.
Pensions for 1owans: George, father of
Matthew T. Tenant, Mt. Ayr. Original
Leonard Dcnesn, Adcl; Alexandria S. Cisncy,
Extra. lncrease-Gco. w. Creath, Agency:
Elias Hoffman, Vinton; Francis NJ. Smith.
Leon; Peter II. Long, Ottumwa; James
steele, Ortonvillc; Abncr Allison, Walkcrvillc.
There were Ii, 900 applications for increases
oil pensions filed this month, the greatest
AuubOC CNcI Ilcu Ill ono month";.
MONEY q EoKuK
Secretary Fairchild sent to the house COM
mittec his recommendation that $4,000 be cx-
pended In completing the government build
ing ut Kcokuk.
oCR q TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 31.-Thc United States
consul ut Odessa, Russia, has made II special
Il rpY,nrt tp film .1nnc ,f M nNt &c ,4,A, T.. -. T..
the wool trade between southern Russia and
the United States. The conclusions of the
report which is contained in IL pamphlet of
forty-flvc pages. are briefly stated as follows:
That the wool trade between south Russia
and the United States has been carried on for
twenty years, greatly to the d%ctrilncnt of the
revenue of the United States. All of the wool
shipped from south Russia tn the United
States is the property of four American i'm
portcrs. These importers, in combination
with shippers, have conspired c prevent the
recognition of the market price fer so-callcd
donsioi washed woods ut Rostoff-on-Don. All
OF these woods are, and ever have been,
secured woods. These woods have in many in
stances entered the United States ut the low
duty limit, y cents, Others again at the high
duty q cents when all should have paid duty
as secured woods. The fraudulent designation
of these woods has benefit I'd American i'm
porters and been II corresponding. loss to hon
est wool merchants and to the United States
government. That this loss will reach he
tween :l5, 1000 900 and s2o.0 900, 600 is very prob
able. The report further SAYS that the
charges i'll the invoices of wool shipped from
Odessa and fsos!on are false and are intro
duccd for the purpose OF d%efrauding the reve-
nnc-that is, the omissions charged are never
paid as commissions: that the legitimate and
proper charges have been excessive: that the
gross weight in an invoice has caused great
loss OF revenue. and been successfully prac-
ticcd for many years; that tile interests of the
United States requires the permanent closin.
OF the ltcstnif consular agency. and that n
salaricd consul should be sent to RostoIr-on-
Don.
BILLS 10 BE OFFERED Fok PENN TIL: s!ouX
RESERVATION TO sErTLEMENT-TME pros
Poets.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Jolm II. King saws
that lie believes that Il hill will be reported at
an early day from the senate committee OF.
hNH1 AAtti VIA VIII sui tOtII houses anu
effect the opening of the Sioux reservation.
The other members of TIL, Indian affairs COM
mittec are going to take !. hand in the con
struction of a bill this wear. and some of the
features of both the Jones and the old Dawes
bllis Will be adopted. In the house Peel. of
Arkansas. WHO will probably be chairman of
the Indian affairs committee. has prepared a
L hill which hn Will iptrnl,,.n. ui ILL.,. .,,,t..
possible moment. 1t p~artnEes of the features
of the bills above mentioned. but aalirr.s to
the boundaries of the E,imun,s hill. This
provides for the opening Of $4,000 square
miles between the White and CHEYENNE rivers.
allowing the lower l,rulc Indians To select an
Other agency. IL adopts the school provisions
of the Jones senate bill. which Dawes old bill
did not contain. 1t is not unlikely that in
both houses the bills finally adopted will lie
reconstructed by the committees, and no sin
gle measure to he introduced will he accepted
bodily. King, klcinrr anil Pcttigrew have
settled down here for the winter To work for
the best measure that can be secured. They
are to lave an interview with Commissioner
Aitktn pretty soon, and hope TO ret from lin
IL recommendation that the reservation he
opened without waiting for the consent of the
Indians.
ABOUT THE TERRITORIES.
Delegate Joseph, of Sew Mexico. who las
been n mcmberof the committee on territories.
and will again serve ON that committee, today
expressed the opinion that this congress would
pass an enabling act for four territories
Dakota. Montana, New Mexico and Washing
ton. He says that the general feeling in con-
grcss is that these territories should be adj
United TO statehood, but that Utah is not tit
fit to become n state so long as the Mormon
hierarchy holds the territory. He addc,! tina.
none of these territories would lie admitted in
time to vote for president, but would be per-
United to come in shortly aftertlc presidential
election. He has made the situation a special
study, and has sounded members of both
parties upon 1t, and his Judgment is that of II
man who is not likely to take too rosy II view
of things. Mr.. Joseph expresses the opinion
that a new territory. Oklahoma. will be form
ed, and that No MANS Land will be added to
1t. He thinks the latter could not be annexed
to any other territory or state with propriety.