The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-07-09
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FROM WASHINGTON.

IN United States the visible supply
of grain on the 29th ult was: Wheat,
1859. 1856 bushels: corn, 3.s5l ,O51 BUSH
els: oats. 1866 24s.
IT was shown by the annual read
justmcnt of postmasters' salaries that
sixtynine third-class offices have been
advanced to the second class and twen-
ty-three have been relegated to the
fourth class, while four third-class Of
fees have been reduced to the second
class. Fifty eight new offices have been
advanced from the fourth class to the
third, leaving total number of 2,o46
third-class Offices.
The state department has received
official notice of the death on June of
Alexander Clark, United States minister
to Liberia.
News was received that the congress
of Venezuela had responded favorably
to the reciprocity provision of the
United States tariff act of 1890.
A census bureau bulletin shows that
the number of schools for the blind in
the United States in 1899 was 2,931,
while in 1850 the number was 2.O41.
THE appointment of Mark w. Har-
rington, professor in the university
of Michigan, rs chief of the govern
ment weather bureau. was announced.
In the United States the business
failures for the last six months show
an increase of 571 as compared with
the total of the first half of 1890. the
totals being $3.50 for 1891 and i, ,466 for
1890 The liabilities for 1891 were SOL
270,25a. against So, SCI. 1.96l for 1890; as
sets for 1891, s4s, s,a05, 496, against $780,
O25. 1l6 for 1890.
From 1921 to 1890 the arrivals of i'm
migrants in this country reached H.
G4l, ,5sS The arrivals from 1871 to 1890
were 8. la0.9 .907, or 5l.9a per cent. of the
total arrivals from 1921 to $780, The
only leading countries from which ar
rivals have fallen off during the past
ten years are France and China. OF
the arrivals during the ten years from
1881 to 1891, 3,295,9il were males and
a,940.073 were females. The greater
portion of females came from Ireland.
THE statement of the public debt is
sued on the lst showed the total debt
to be Sl,00s. Oa5. a.6: cash in the trea-
sury, S153, 500, sos; debt less cash in the
treasury, $3.50. .996, sol. Decrease dur
ing June. Sa.21s,666. Decrease since
June 80. 1890. $50. i63. SO.
CENSUS report shows that the total
value Of the mineral products of the
United States at the eleventh census
amounted to s.,56. .9ss. $50, the greatest
total ever reported for any country
The number of industrial mining es-
tablishmcnt, was given at $4,000. The
number of persons employed in mining
industries 5l2.114. The annual wages
paid them aggregate sal2, 400. 500. The
capital employed in mining operations
was Sl,115. 100000.
THE sugar industry statistics Of Cuba
for the last ten years show an average
production and export of $50. 200 tons,
8. per cent. of which came to the United
States.
TIE president has issued proclama-
ton granting the privilege of copyright
in this country to the citizens of Great
Britain, France, Belgium and Switzer-
land.
The monthly cotton report shows
that the movement into sight during
June was los. i3S bales. exceeding all
records for that month. The total
amount of the cotton crop market for
the ten months from September to
June inclusive was s, 493,3 313 bales.
IT was decided at cabinet meeting
toextend the Al per cent. bonds at ,
per cent
THE president has appointed William
+. Simmons. of Connecticut, commits
sioner of patents.