, 1889-04-04

|
paid, 1863 352 oS; interest paid by tn
| United states, $50 5i7 s52 AZ; interest pre-
| paid by the company by transportation
| rylce, 81 ltll liz 10; by cash paw
I OF b per cent oi net earning, 81, 1O3 6O7 %
balance Of interest paid by the Un,e,
States, S57 403 $50 4S; sinking fund bonds
$40 376 $50; cash, 800 05O.73; total, $40,
757,6UO 70
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The public debt statement was issued
to-day;
Interest bearing debt. principal S9i5,
O35 632; interest, 80, 030.9 total, $92i,915,
45l.
pbt on which interest is PAYABLE since
maturity; principal and interest, S2t97.
275
Debt bearing no interest, s74s 1906 43O.
Total deb,, principal 81 665 l72 2O7
interest, SlO, ,O95 o5l; total, 1853 26s, l5s,
To,al debt less available cash items,
81, 1853 SSI,O58
Debt less cash in treasury April /, 1889,
STA bS3 6O3.
Dent less cash in treasury March l, 1859,
81. 1928 2>93lS
Decrease of debts since June 80, 1888,
$50, ,0O0,S04.
Tota cash in treasury as shown by trea-
surer general accounts, S6l7, 7,59l 0S6 So.
NAVAL ORDERS.
The navy depart ment is making every
effort to secure adequate representation at
Samoa. orders were sent to day to have
the Richmond, a lert and Adams sent to
a pia at the earliest practicable moment.
The Alert Is at Honolulu. and can reach
Samoa in month or forty days. The
Richmond is in the river RIO del la Plata,
ON the east coast OF South America, aud
must 90 around Cape Horn. The Adams
is under repair at the Mare Island navy
ward. Ten days or two weeks will serve 10
complete the repairs, and after u lew days
additional consumed IN taking in stores
and coal she may sail on he voyage. which
takes a month. The Yantic, now at Brook
lNp, will be ready IT, sail on the 10Th,
Lrobably to relieve the Richmond.
THE WRECKED SAILORS.
The secretary Of the navy has cabled to
Samoa that the men of the wrecked naval
vessels sent home are to come o San Fran
cisco.
Renewed instructions have been sent to
San Francisco To hurry forward prepara.
tiuns of the Charleston and every eiiOrt
will be made TO get her guns and carriages
overland at the earliest posi-.
ble moment The guns are ready at the
proving grounds In Annapolis aud the
carriages are about ready At the Washing
ton navy yarh.
THE NAVY PROBLEM.
No decision has been reached yet at the
navy department III regard to sending
vessels u take the place of the wrecked
ships at pIa. ScCIelary Tracy saiu ihe
matter was one which oilers serious I'M.
cuities. Vessels at Panama and ol her sta
tlOns which might be Utht! wise available
cannot we'll he spared from their pres.
eut post, of duty The Pensacola now
underguing repairs at the Norfolk
navy wards, can be made ready for sea
in about four mouths and Ike period
will be required to complete the repairs
and ii, for sea the Adams and Iroquius,
now at the Maryland navy yards. The
Charleston, Il accepted by the government,
can be made ready forseTvice probably the
1T oi June. Secretary Tracy fortunately
ordered that tue battery intended ior the
Yorktown be shipped to San Francisco
aud placed on board the Charleston.
W uiIe no douOt is entertained here that
Admiral Kimberly did every thing possi'
bile to avoid the dreadful disaster ut Samoa
the rece pit OF the detailed report Is awaited
" nth interest. When that il 'Pceived IL
Will be- decided whether IL is necessary To
make any further lnvest gation. Colonel
w. B. Reney judge advocate uf the navy,
saws on the subject: The usual course
will ne followed In a CASE OF this kind.
Admiral Kimberly will make Il report To
the secretary, giving in detail all facts in
connection with tue loss ct the
ships and nIen in the squadron
OF which he had command. That
I. port in the natura order of things viii
be referred To me, and # in my judgment
it seems to NE there was any negligence
displayed or the admiral failed To take ali
proper precautions, | shall recommend tn
the secretary court Of inquiry To he held
The lunctiUus al "A court OF inquiry are
very similar to those OF grand jury. IL
alter u thorough investigation the court rs
convinced the admiral was reIniss or did
not d-pia, the sramanship which ought
10 have heen expected Ot hlm in che r"c'
circumstances, the court woa.u rtcou'
mead To the secretary OF the navy that he
be tried by court martial, and l should
have to prefer charges J don't believe
any court will be convened
g. IL. SHIELDS
to-day nominated for assistant attorney
general OF the interior department, II
about j5 years of age and man of very
high legal and social attainments. He
has been resident OF St, Louis tor many
Years. and for ID long time was associated
as law partner with General John b. Hen
derson.
l.. BRADFORD PRINCE,
ro.rinated as governor of New Mexico
was chief justice of that territory, and re
signed the position on account of som,
Uni Misunderstanding during President Ar
Thurs term He served one or Two term,
as state senator Ia the New York legisla
ture prior to his appointment rs chief JUS
lice of New Mexico.
JAMES N HUSTON,
nominated to be treasurer of the United
States, is d native Of Indiana, about 4!
years of age. He is president of the Con
nersville National bank. Huston is large
ly Interested In Misunderstanding and farm
ing. aud is a man OF considerable means
He was chairman of the republican stat
central committee during the last tw
campaigns. and achieved reputation as
successful organizer and worker.
ELLIS II ROBERTS