The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1889-05-24
MATTERS At THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Government FinaHoos- A Wondsrfsd Tes-
ssi-Recognttioa Of the Veterans.

governments Fttdtocs "A Wohd6r1ta Ies-
sst-Recogn.tion Of the Veteraaa.
Washington dispatch: A statement
showing the results of acts OF the second
session of the Fiftieth congress, upon
the finances Of the government, has been
prepared by Thomas p. Cleaves and
James O. Courts, clerks, respectively Of
che senate and house committees on ap-
preparations. They show that the total
amount appropriated by congress was
$3.50, $40, AGO, while permanent and indie
finite appropriations we're estimated by
the secretary of the treasury at $685.
691 ,056, making the total expenditures
of the government for 1SS9-90, 1896, 337,-
616. The estimated for the
same time are $434, 500, 65S. The acts
provide for 800 new offices, the salaries
of which aggregate SAB, 500, while the
increase in salaries of old offices amount
TO 81, 025, $50. Sixty-nine Offices are
abolished, the salaries of which are
$l27, 972. and the salaries for other offices
are reduced 81, 200. The postofice APP
preparation bill increases the allowance
for compensation for clerks in postoflices
from So, 975, 900 to SO, $50, 600, and that
for railway postofice clerks from $5, 247,-
100 to So, SOC, 600, with q $50, 900 deficien-
cy item.
WONDERFUL VESSEL.
With some interest naval architects in
Washington are waiting further partic-
ulars of the performance of a remarka-
BILE cruiser built in England by Arm
strong. She is named Piemonte, and is
said to have made nineteen and one
half knots under natural draft and
twenty-one knots under forced draft.
The vessel measures {, 800 tons and car
ries engines of II, 500 horse power,
nearly treble the proportionate horse
power of the new gun boat Yorktown.
From information received it appears
that the hull of the ship weighs but go
tons and the liShtest possible construc-
ton, verging closely on weakness, is in
Dictated. The elements of safety and
convenience, such as completely double
bottoms and handy coal bunkers have
been sacrificed for the sake of lightness
in the new vessel, which accounts in n
large measure for the wonderful speed
said to be attained. Nevertheless, al
though the ship was built for the Italian
government, British naval authorities
made strenuous but unsuccessful efforts
TO purchase her from the builders.
WANT THE RECOGNIZED.
Comrades Joseph Kah, George W.
Brown and David M. Anick called on
President Harrison to-day, as a com:
mittee representing the Grand Army of
the Republic, of Brooklyn. They laid
before him n resolution adopted by the
memorial and executive committee of
the order during April last, urging the
carrying out of those provisions of the
revised statutes looking to the prefer
ment of veterans of the late war for
office under the government. They
asked the president to give full force
and effect TO all law now existing or
hereafter to be enacted on this subject.
The president replied that he would
consider this question very carefully
and would give the resolutions their due
weight.
jerks RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
The president has accepted the resig-
nation of Judge jerks as solicitor gen
eral of the department of Justice. to
take effect to-day. Judge jerks will be
retained iii the service of the govern
men as counsel in the telephone
cases. The attorney general has author
lied the marshal of Arizona to offer n
reward of $500 each for the arrest and
.codviction of the robbers of Paymaster
Wham.
JONES' REPORT NOT SATISFACTORY.
The Star tonight says: The attorney
general saw the president about $50
O'Clock. He said, on coming out, that
no action had been taken upon Marshal
Jones report. 1t is understood, now
ever, that Jones' explanation is far from
being satisfactory, and his dismissal is
.Snnn To he nrdnrad