Telegram-herald., 1890-12-04
ANNUAL REPORTS.
Government ono as st Washing
ton Make Their Works Known.
Record Of she ysrious Departments Pre-
seated to the People tor Their Con-
sidersttoa-O Other Notes OF Cen
ersl Interest
rnE PATENT RusrSKss

THE PATENT BUSINESS.
wAsHiS6roN, Dee l--During the
past year 40. l4o applications for patents
we're made az tse Patent o1lce in Wash
inston and IS, s57 granted. Total re-
ceipts were 81 S4T. .2sS. the total expendi-
lures si.osl,i37. leaving a surplus OF
scss, s,e9s, and making total balance in
the Treasury on account Of the patent
fund OF s.. TY0. 555.
NINE NEW VESSELS.
WAsHISoroN. Dec. THE report OF
Mr.. Tracy. the Secretary of the Navy,
says nine new vessels have been CON-
pleted and put into commission during
the year and fourteen other vessels
were we'll advanced in construction.
Contracts had been let for three sea-
going line OF battle ships to be COM
pleted within three years.
TIE PUBLIC LANDS
WASHINGTON, Dec The annual re-
port OF John w. Noble, Secretary OF the
Interior. shows that the Government
still had $50, 2l6. SOL acres OF vacant
lands During the year is, 900, 600 acres
Of agricultural land was transferred TO
actual settlers and S6S, ss2 acres were
patented to railways. The sum set
apart for Indian education was 1854. :
55s. and 152 schools were in existence,
the average attendance being 1924
During the year 35, 900 Indians were in
structed and assisted in farming.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The collec-
tions of internal revenue during the first
four months of the current fiscal year
aggregate s5l, ,o2s, 2s9, being an increase
OF S4. PAS, 200 over the collections during
the corresponding period of last year.
NEWS IN THE MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2-In the first
time in the history of the Government
there was paragraph of news in the
Presidents message, which was the an
nouncement that Mr.. Miner, tho
United States Minister to Guatemala,
had been recalled because of his action
in surrendering General Barrundia to
the Guatemalan authorities. This
step was taken several weeks ago,
but the first intimation that the
public has received of it was in
the message that went to Congress
Monday.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 - The public
debt statement issued Monday after
noon shows that the public debt less
cash in the treasury, increased Sc, 100, :
sle.5l during the month of Novemb mber;
total cash in the treasury, So75, s6o,-
1s6. 50.
TREAsUBER's REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2. 2.-Secretary Of
the Treasury Window in his report Of
the operations of his department for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1890,
says the total receipts were S463, 1858,
$50 and the total expenditures $685.
61s,5s4 he revenues for the prese Mt
fiscal year were estimated at S4o6,-
600, 900 and the expenditures at 1854,
600, 900, leaving surplus of $50, 600,
600. The estimates for the year
1892 were: Receipts, s373, 0oo, 600; ex-
penditures, 1857. $50. 2o9 The value
OF foreign commerce during the last
fiscal year was greater than for any
previous year. 1t amounted to 81. 6s7.-
1so, OPS. as against 81. 4s7. 533. OF during
1852. an increase OF sl5o. 500. 066. The
value Of ports Of merchandise also
was the largest in the history o! cur
commerce.. amounting TO sTsp, $40. tae, as
against s745. 1871. $50 during 1859. an in
crease Of SALTS, TS7 The value of ex-
ports OF merchandise during the sane
period was ss57, s2S 6sf. as against s749,
s01. 3T5 for the previous year.
Iss9. an increase of sl15. 4e7, 500.
The exports exceeded the i'm
ports OF merchandise by s6s,51s. 275
The coinage ef the mints. during the
fiscal year. was the largest In the his
tory Of The mint in this country, aggre-
gstinz 112s9Sc7i pieces. valued as fol-
lows; Gold. s22, Del. 7fs SO; silver dol
lars, s35. 922. SIS. subsidiary silver, ss92. :
O20 20; minor coins, s1.tI6. s5ITs. total,
$50. 954 $50 o. In addition 70 the coin
age. gold bars uere u1snufacturered of
the value of f22 s47 4ss "a. sod silver
bsrs OF the value Of s.. o4s, ss7. 80. a total
OK So, So, Tsi.la
TuE crvII. sERvTcn
wAsErSeToS. Dec. z-Tbs annual re-
port OF The clyii-servics connission
sho~s that the clsssised service has
grers 80 a. to include over SO 900 TAO
PIE. The rspcrt ssys that The differ
euce in removals of e9clsis dsring
Tresident Rarrissas Administrztion
ans Presidents ClevsIani's vas a. srsall
hat IL might ~ entirely disrsrsrded.
for it wzs likely 70 have zrissa from
other than political eauss
Css..a ss-s-sis-.
NrwFoRT. y Y. Dec. 2-wrs Rats
Chalmsrs a wssltAT Ti3on q tsis
place crestei sensation yesterday -
nsrryinz hsr Earasaer. Charles ssn nis.
The brias il n Tsars sli sn5 has great
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