The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Report OF the Commissioners or Internal
Revenue-The spsakership of the
Next observation-disclosures In
dians-Other Notes.


WASHINGTON, July 2a-The count of the
cash and securities in the United States
Treasury incident to the transfer of the
Office from Mr. Hyatt to Mr.. Huston, the
incumbent, was completed Saturday after
noon There is s7O0,000,0O0. short
age of eight dollars was found in the new
silver vault, where SJ.600, 600 silver dollars
are stored, and deficit of sl5 In the old
silver vault containing $4,000. 600 Both
shortages were Immediately made good by
persons responsible for & safe keeping of
the money 1t Is believed that this money
was lost during the recent flooding of the
vault
WASHINGTON, July 30-The preliminary
report OF Commissioner OF Internal Rev
enue Mason for the year ended July 80
shows that the total collections were
$3.50. S95, 432, and the cost of collection
"a, 1856, 900, or u fraction less than g. 3 per
cent, the same as in 1888 The re-
ceipts were divided as follows From
spirits, S743l3,206, an increase of
IS, 007, 030 over the previous fiscal year; to-
bacco, s31, S60, $50, an increase of II ,204 400;
fermented liquors, S23, 723, S3J, an increase
Of $399,6l7; oleomargarine. 1854, 2iS, an in
crease Of $50, 10S banks and bankers, So
pa, an increase OF s2,0ll; miscellaneous.
s91, 06s, decrease Of 374, PAS Tax was paid
on 8, ST. 726, $50 cigars, 1852, 726, 100 cigar.
cites and 81, 667, 7S1 pounds OF olemargarine.
Among collections by States were these:
Alabama, 90, 1852; Arkansas, $3.50, no; Cali
fornia, s2O97,0l3; Colorado, 1894, 1l6;
Florida, s424 ,0S2; Georgia, si36 1l9; Illinois,
s3l, OO7, 4l9; Indiana, IS, 7SS, 1856; Iowa, $780,
$40; Kansas, S1S3,432; Kentucky, sl6,910,-
Sl4; Louisiana, $685.. 200; Michigan. ST.
962, 397; Minnesota, 81, 377, 100; Mis-
a.
Nebraska, s2,24S,624; New Mexico,
500, 726; Oregon, ,$22c, 524; Pennsylvania,
$500, 1866 Tennessee, sl,O66, 1856; Texas,
$22s, III; West Virginia, s7S2,663; Wiscon-
sin, $3,096, 495.
WASHINGTON, July 3l-President Har-
rison will leave Deer Park for Bar Harbor
August 6, and leave on his return August Is.
WASHINGTON, July 3l-Major Alexander
Sharp, paymaster in. the United States
army, has been placed on the retired list.
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Attorney- General
Miller said Tuesday that the President had
referred all the papers bearing upon the
case of L. L. Harper of the Fidelity Ma
tional Bank of Cincinnati to him for exam
nation and that he would take up the case
in a few days, with a view to its disposition
before his departure next week for In
diana
WASHINGTON, July 81. - Representative
Mckinley is at the Ebbitt He has been at
little summer resort in Pennsylvania and
ran over here on some private business, he
says He is very confident of being chosen
Speaker OF the next House when it meets
WASHINGTON, July 3l.-General Schofield
has directed the commanding General,
division of the Pacific, to take such action
as may be necessary after investigating
the facts contained in the following tele-
gram from Calispell, W. T.:
'"The Indians have burned eight square miles
of hay land and threaten the lives of the set
tiers. Many OF the settlers are guarding their
haystacks and dwellings. The settlers have
signed q petition requesting q company Of SOL
diers be sent them to protect their property
and perhaps their lives"
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Consul Campbell
telegraphs from Tamatave that Captain l.
Duvarge, who killed Consular Agent Stan
wood at Audakabe, Madagascar, last No
vember, has been found guilty of man
slaughter and sentenced to imprisonment
for ten years and to pay fine. He will be
brought to this country to serve out his
sentence.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The Post-office
Department. has received the resignation of
Postmaster Paul, of Milwaukee, whose ad-
ministration of the office was recently Sc
verely criticised by the Civil-Service Com
nilsson. No reason is assigned in the ten
der of the resignation. and no action has
yet been taken upon it by the department