Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-12-03

Echoes From the White House AN
Executive Departments.

echoes From the White House and
Executive Department..
WASHINGTON, December 2.-Attorney-
General Miller today appointed Fremont
Wood Assistant United States Attorney
for the district Of Idaho.
James II. Bloodgett, of Rockford, ILL.,,
has been appointed Special Agent to col.
lect statistics of education in the United
States for the eleventh census.
TO BRING PENDLEToN's REMAINS HOME.
The United States steamer Enterprise,
now in English waters and under orders
co come home, has been ordered by the
Navy Department to proceed to Antwerp
to receive the remains of ex-Minister
Pendleton. and convey them to the
United States for burial.
THE CHARLEsToN's DESTINY.
The bills for the fnal payment on the
new cruiser Charleston have been ap-
proved, and arrangements are now being
made to put her in commission. She
will be the flagship of the Asiatic or
Pacific squadron, most likely the former,
aud will probably make her first cruise
in the East Indies.
THE WOOL. GROWERS ASSOCIATION.
A preliminary meeting of the National
Wool Growers Association was held to-
day. Owing to the non-arrival of large
number of delegates the regular business
of the meeting was adjourned until to.
morrow. 1t is understood that part Of
the Mills bill relating to wool and WOOL
ems, as amended and passed by the SEN
ate last session, will receive the endorse
ment and support Of the association.
DRESSED BEEF COMMITTEE.
The attorney for Swift & Co., of Chi
cago, appeared before the Dressed Beef
Com mittee today and told the committee
that Swift is willing to attend session
of the committee when invited to do 80.
After examining George 7. Williams, OF
the Chicago stock yards, briefly, the COM
mittse adjourned, to meet at the call 81
the Chatham, who stated that he would
offer a resolution giving the committed.
authority to sit during the sessions OF
the Senate.
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Interest bearing debt, principal and
interest, 1851, 304 ,060; debt on which
interest has ceased since maturity, ST.
900 1852; debt bearing no interest, 1884,
O69, O95; total debt, principal, $l,608,
sos ,583; interest, $S.778, 1886; total. ST.
617 1872 ,419. Total debt, less available
cash items, 81, 096 1880, 1902. Net cash in
Treasury, SAC, 249,1 S7. Decrease of debt
during the month, $4, $3.50 .672; decrease
of debt since June 80, 1889, $40, 565, 616.
Total cash in Treasury as shown by
Treasurer's general account, $6l7 .224. 504.
| SECRETARY WINDOWS ESTIMATES.
| Secretary Window today transmitted
to Congress his estimates for the appro.
priations required for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1891. He estimates that
$341, 428, 977 will be needed. The est.
mates for 1890 were 1923, 467 ,4S8. The
appropriations for the present fiscal year
we're 1923, 495, 1886. The principal in
crease in the estimates is for pensions
and public works, the former exceeding
the appropriations for the present year
| by So, 827, 816, and the latter by Sc, 900, 272
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONS NEEDS
i The annual report of the Civil Service
Commission calls special attention to the
need of adequate means to carry on the
work. The number Of applicants OK