The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-09-17

CHIT OF THE CORRIDORS,
Now il is Attorney Geneml Miller who is to
resign, ana his resignation is 10 be in the hands
of the President within a few days when he is
10 be given one Of the new CTcuit Judgeships,
aud assigned 10 duty in Indiana. Then Gen.
Noble is 90 be transferred to the Attorney
Generals Office aud eN-First Assistant Post
master-Geueral Clarkson is TO be made secre-
tary of the Interior. II is astonishing how
much some men know about changes In the
Cabinet which never take place.
Gen. Low Wallace is talked Of as a possible
Secretary OF War;
Representative Catchings OF Mississippi, says
that tho Democrats Of his State arc becoming
very solid for Senator German as the next
Presidential nominee
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x-RcpIcscntative Clements, Of Georgia,
talked quite freely as to politics in his State
while here looking after his candidacy for the
Inter State Commerce Commission lie says
there is strong opposition TO Cleveland on ac-
count Of hs position on the silver question,
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around amy other man. The Georgia Demo
Gratis will support the nominee OF the party
The Alliance leaders are showing great activity,
aud there Is some talk Of third party, but
this wiz amount TO nothing, because all the
members of the Alliance arc stanch Democrats
and expect to gel all they want inside the
ranks Of that party.
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Jerry Simpson says that The country Is
gradually awakening 10 a knowledge Of the
fact that be- Is not TO be trihcd with. Has it,
indeedg WHO has dared tuAe with Jerry, and
just what was the style Of his squelching2
Last week the Internal Revenue Bureau re.
ceived its first report under the Sugar Bounty
law. ID clme from the Inspector at Fort Scott,
Kan, who states that he has tested 5000
pounds OF sorghum sugar produced there, and
found il to be up to the grade emitting its pro-
ducer 10 a bounty OF and cents a pound
according 10 quality. This opens a busy season
for the Inspectors Of sorghum sugar in Missouri
aud Kansas, after which viii come the inspec-
tion OF beet root sugar ia Wisconsin, Nebraska,
Utah aud California Then viii come the
canesugar crop in Louisiana Texas and
Florida. Inspectors arc already in the latter
States, making sure that none OF the old crop
Is being unluadcd on the Government to secure
bounty. The estimate Of the amount that
viii be required to pay tho bounty has con-
stantly increased At first itwas thought that
only $GG00005 would be required This has
gradually risen, until now when the returns
are pretty wcll IN, 1t is figured that 100000
rrIr Al
calculation that the country viii produGs co.,
$4,000 pounds OF sugar, Of which 500 653 200
pounds VIII De from cane, 292l0,0O0 pounds
from bcets, 25lO000 from sorghum, and g,O00,-
600 from maple ircos.
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Hon. Warren G. sayre, Of the Cherokee Com
mission. WHO is now ia Washington. says that
10000 people are ready 10 move into Oklahoma
upon the land which has been gotten from the
lowas sacs. Foxes, Shawnecs aud Pottawotta.
mics. They viii take up 8 600 quarter sections
aggrogaiiug 100000 acres. q contract has been
made with the Chcycnncs and Arrapahocs,
which will give $1,000 more homesteads as
soon as the Indians have selected the allot-
ments which they viii occupy in severaty.
When Congress meets there uilI be presented
10 Il gn agreement with the Eiclzap0os which
will give $4,000 acres more. Altogether,
homes VIII Doe provided for 10000 people.
Gov. Steele Says that the new land in Oklahoma
will be- settled within an hour after il is
opened aud that oklahoma wiz soon be ono Of
the finest States Ia the Union. Ills opinion Is
that iu politics il will be intensely Republican
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SO Italy will not take part n the Worlds
Pair. The Italians residing iB this country
pe.itoned abe Roman Government to take
stops 10 $50 that their native land was AIDE.
guately represented, bat the Marquis IInporiali
Who still represents Chat country here, las re-
piled DO them for bis Government. I'm pur.
suance Of "a principle adopted long ago tho
italian Government declines to officially par
tcipate u any international exhibition: that
-or that reason the Government declined the
invitation tso.Ic.alIy participate ia the French
Exhibition Aola in Paris ia l-.9 aud that the
refusal % bo officially represented ~ the Col
umbian Exhibition 81 ia consequence Of said
rule, never before departed from, which should
not De interpreted as an act Of hostility toward
the area, enterprise OF an effort b prevent the
Italians from exhibiting, bat, on the contrary.
the Government, wishing The success Of the
Columbian Exhibition, has given the widest
publicity - the invitation Of It's committee.
and will do aIi iu Us power 10 assist such Of lis
citizens as desire 10 exhibit, giving them every
possible facility
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The Census Office bias issued q bulletin which
gives ihl mortgage Indebtedness of Kansas.
The total assessed valuation of real and personal
property Do 1880 not including the value Of
railroad property which is placed at So, sG8,
2a3 was go 5g37ll. The estimated true value
is between sO)O1JO00 and 9O0OJ3O00. u II
found that Kansas has D mortgage debt Of $235,.
49, JOS which docs not include a State and
railroad laud contract debt Of S.. GGl,1Is. This
debt b. "a per cont 81 the estimated true value
Of all taxed real estate. The average amount
81 debt ou q mortgaped acre Is placed at GG5
superintendent Porter says the largest debt
exists boz ,be parts where there Is the greatest
prosperity, aud where there has been an ad
Nauccmeut Ia improvements.
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Up tolae' Monday evening the Treasury Lao
received 2l,65l,70) Of the a. per cent bond,
Tor continuance at por cent The total re-
oempiIous O. those bonds has been Sl2 900 ZOO
The heavy drafts upon the Treasury Jalanc,