Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-02
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Real Inventor of the knin-Producing
Process In u NIrginian.

| Secretary Foster has issued q circular
giving notice that no more bonds of the
| Az per cent, loan would be received foI
continuance at 2 per cent, after Septem.
Der 40. Bonds which have not been
| continued will be redeemed ON presen-
| tution.
Secretary Noble has issued an orde,
| establishing county lines and county
seats in the Indian country about to lie
opened for settlement in Oklahoma. He
has also directed that cavalry be sta.
toned on each county-seat reservation
10 warn away intruders.
The Treasury Department has com
pleted the purchase OF silver for the cur
rent month. No further purchases will
be made until October g The amount
of silver offered for sale was SyiO. 900
ounces, and the amount purchased 400
600, ranging in price from ~ to 81
cents. The purchase Of silver bullion at
the local mints aggregated 35l ,28I
ounces.
Owing 10 numerous inquiries coming
from different parts of the country for
fractional silver coin, the United States
Treasurer has prepared circular stating
IN substance that the new halves and
dollars will be furnished in sums Of 5000
or more by express, free of charge. or by
registered mail in sums or multiples OF
500, registration charges paid to any
point in the United States.
In view OF the fact that sugars not above
ib DIS in color are now exempt from
duty, irrespective OF the country from
which imported, the Treasury Depart,
ment has authorized the Customs Col.
leetor at San francisco to waive require.
ments imposed by the regulations com
pelling importers of sugar from Hawaii
to produce properly authenticated in
voices, showing such sugnr was the pro.
duce OF that country, when free entry is
claimed under the act OF October 1
1870.
The opinion is gaining ground that the
postponed libel suit agains, the CHILEAN
steamer Itata, now set for trial AT San
Diego, ON September 25, will be prose
euted by the government, although a
further postponement may be- had before
the case proceeds. II is impossible 10
gain any official information upon this
point, though Attorney. General Miller
did say that he could not tell what the
result of the postponement would be
out, SO Tar Rs he knew, it might result
in a trial.
The real inventor Of the rain. produc.
ing process has been discovered in the
person OF General Daniel Ruggles O
Fredericksburg, Va, 10 whom a patent
was issued about ten years ago. He
served in the Mexican war, and Mt the
breaklng,out OF the civil war cast his
fortune with the South. the result being
tha' ne came out OF the army impover-
ished and broken in health. lie is nov
over 81 years old, and for number al
winters he has been endeaVcring 10 en-
list aid from Congress TO make the yer,
experiments that have been made and
are To he continued under the supsrvisio,,
of General DyTenforth. He finally ~
cured the assistance OF Senator Fsr,selI
who offered an amendment to the pen
erai appropriation bill, whereby 40 90
was set apart for the proposed experi
ments. II was stipulated In the amend |
ment, however, that the experiments |
should he conducted under the auspices |
Oh the Department of Agriculture. Ii IL
that syndicate ci Washing. |
on capitalists, satisfied that the inven.
Ton has proved success, have offered /
GENERAL Ruggles S7b. 600 for his patent !
thsir idea being TO sell it either rs IN. |
general government or b. the several |
states. 1t has been aseerta;ped thu, I
seventeen of the forty-four States Of m, 4
Union, particularly those In the IN, I
" est, ars subject to severe drougbts. and
they would probably be willing TO nav
literally Tor the use OF the invention.