The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-08-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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The census bureau issued Saturday
a bulletin showing the fire, ocean, ma
rine and inland navigation and trans.
pOrtatiOn insurance business trans
acted from Jan. l, 1880, to Dec. 81.
1889, in the states of Alabama ,Arkan.
saS, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, and the territories
of Alaska, Arizona, Dakota and the
District of Columbia. The statistics
show the amount of business trans
acted in each state by each company,
the premiums and assessments re-
ceived in cash, and the losses paid for
each 500 of risks written.
Figuresare given of 2,40O fire, ocean,
marine, inland navigation and trans
portation, and tornado companies.
The average amount of losses paid
during the ten years to each dollar of
premiums received in each by the
joint stock fire companies is given as
follows:
Alabama, $3.50; Arkansas. sO.673; Cal
ifornia, s0.42; Colorado, S0.406; Con-
necticut SO.496; Dakota, North and
South), s0'44S: Delaware, s0.671; Flor
ida, s0.93S; Alaska, S0.542: Arizona,
s0.sSS: and District of Columbia,
SO.321.
Acting Secretary Nettleton has in
structed customs officers that each
and every bali of imported mending
and crochet cotton must be labelled
with the name of the country of orr
gin and that entry of embroidery cot
ton may be permitted in packages
containing less than two dozen skeins
in cases already manufactured and
put up, if the packages are labeled
with the name of the country of orr
gin, but that in future cases where the
skeins are not properly marked sworn
evidence will be required of the date
of putting up such goods.
We wonder what plan the Demo
Gratis will pursue this fall in Ohio, to
accomplish their purposes. 1t is not
probable that they will drive wagons
loaded with tin ware about the coun-
try asking three or four prices for each
article, and laying the blame to the
Mckinley bill. Such a thing won't
work this fall. The duty On tin plate
took effect on July 1st, and still tin
ware of all kinds is as cheap to-day as
it was year ago and much of it is
cheaper.
Concerning the many rumors in re-
gard to the condition of the treasury
Secretary Foster says: 'We are on a
gold basis and there is no occasion fo1
alarm as to the ability of the govern.
ment to maintain this position
Relative to the refunding opera
tions and the financial situation gen
orally, the secretary made statement
Saturday to the effect that ''about
SIS, 100000 of the Al per cent. bonds
have been extended and applications
have been recei lived covering about two
and one-half millions more.''
On being asked what the final out
come may be, hesaid I do not know. II
his opinion, however, considerable
portion of the balance 1880, 900, 00O)wil
be extended, and it would not be an,
hardship to the treasury to be called
upon to pay the bonds not extended
He did not see any occasion for tn,
exercise of his power to increase tn,
gold reserve, but should the occasion
arise he would not fail to use it.
Between now and the opening O
congress, the exact program of tn,
De mocratic leaders in regard to tariff
legislation will be known. Many O.
the Democrats want an act repeating
the Mckinley bill passed as soon al
the House meets, without waiting fol
the formation of the committees. The
argument they advance is that as the
Democrats have made the McKinle,
bill an issue bold assault upon the
measure at the earliest opportunity
will be an earnest to the country OF
the Democratic sentiment.
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