The morning call., 1890-07-26

londs for The purpose of supplying in part the
requirement of the Sinking Fund for the current
fiscal year. has explained that owing to the re-
cent very light offerings OF bonds the SURPLUS
had accumulated till it reached S50o00,ooo
exclusive OF S23. 600, 900 fractional silver coin
THEN the recent act OF Congress transferring
S53, 900. 900 from the fund for the redemption OF
national bank notes makes a large portion OF
this fund also available for the redemption OF
bonds. The theory OF Congress IN transferring
this sum was TO get 1t INTO circulation. The APP
parent Treasury surplus at present is conse-
quently in The netghborhood of S126,oooooo'
which would enable Congress to pass The River
and I'll al Dor BILL the Fortifcations Bill and other
IN easures and have considerable left for the pur-
chase of bonds. But a few days ago 1t was
claimed at W asbington that II all the appropfla-
tion bills should become law al the amount now
ii Xed there would be surplus from the revenues
of the year irrespective Of the present surplus
fund in the Treasury. This is in measure due
TO increased revenues and the heavier receipts
of the postal department.
There is reason TO believe that Congress will
pass The urgent bin providing for The employment
of 463 additional clerks in the Pension Bureau
1G: in the Record aud Pension Divisions Of the
War Department. and ten In the Second Audit
or's office, tie object of increasing the force be-
ing the speedy adjudication OF claims under Tile
Dependent Pension Act Ii these clerks are ap-
pointed under the civil service law, as the bill
now provides they will have TO be appointed
GeOgi aphlcally among the States At present
number of States are bebInG in the apporti0n-
mert. All the Southern States except Mary
land, Virginia, West Virginia and Florida are
thus behind, and all the eligible lists of these
States contain very few names. 1t is calculated
that there will be 200 or 800 of these appoint
ments for the South, and in commenting on the
remarkable situation, Commissioner Roosevelt
ioculaIly declares, {" This Is the first time that
we have had to call for patriots to come forward
and save the country" From most of the North
ern States, with the exception of one or TWO,
such as Wisconsin and California, there are more
than enough applicants.
Tie Philadelphia proposition to establish
hospital on an extensive scale. with a somewhat
ambitious claim concerning its ability TO cure
large percentage of cOnsumpIive patients, Will
excite widespread comment. Some statisticians
claim That almost one-elghth OF the human race
die of consumption, and it is estimated that the
disease Will cause the death OF over 100000 dur
ing the present year. The medical profession Is
deyoing more than usual attention TO the SUBJ
jec and though the disease has often been called
lneufable, the terriers OF the dread complaint are
apparently decreasing. The Phiadelphians pro
pose TO introduce new methods recently reported
ef1caciOus In Germany and England, the patients
inhaling vaporOus medicines.
suited in the men becoming self-snpportng by
means of carpet.weaving, broom making and
basket making, but how to make tile girls self
supporting has been the problem In the New
York school for The blind girls lave been taught
how to COOK ana several who became proficient
have secured good homes lhe recent conyen-
tlon of the National Association of Education Of
the Blind resulted in The exchange of valuable
ideas on The training OF their afflicted charges
Electricity Is invading the domain of pyrotech-
MICS. An electrician who has made a spe-
calty OF spectacular electricity declares that at
no distant day electrical fireworks viii supersede
those now used Young america would delight
in electrical rockets, Roman candles, wheels,
Niagara Fails and other pyrotechnical effects.
The childish freak, playing with matches,
which resulted in four deaths at RpOn, San Joa-
quin County, should serve as a warning to par
cuts and guardians 10 exercise more caution.
Too many fires have recently been traced to this
source,