Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-11
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Assessed Valuation OF the Pacific
Coast States aud Utah,

| A special from Washington says it i
believed that Ex-Governor Cheney viii
be Secretary Proctor's successor in the
Cabinet.
information has been received that
Charles W. Flint of New York has been
appointed Consul.General OF Chill by
President Balmareda.
The Department OF State has been OF.
ficially notified that the city OF Trieste,
Austria, has ceased TO be free port and
| Is now on the same footing with regard
to customs duties as the other ports OF
the Austria Hungary Empire.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has de-
cided that Song Chong Hop and Hop
Lee, the two Chinese boys, IL and Ii
years OF age, who allege they were born
In Texas and subsequently visited Can
ton, China, are not debarred from re-
turning 10 the United States II they pro
duce satisfactory evidence that they
were born in this country.
Assistant Secretary Craunse has issued
circular TO customs officers as follows
In all cases OF seizure OF spirituous
liquors made on account OF violations OF
Customs laws in States wherein local
laws forbid the public sale OF spirituous
liquors Collectors will hereafter hold the
articles seized and report each case to
this department for such action rs will
not contravene local statutes"
Secretary Noble has sent the following
telegram to Governor Steele OF Okla
homa in reply 10 dispatch inquiring as
To the time and conditions for opening
to settlement the Indian lands in Okla
A.. l., l.x a
for opening the Indian lands. The Pres
ident has not been consulted. and he viii
have TO determine. | have requested
sufficient force TO protect Indian lands
until opened. am sure the people will
understand that they cannot go upon
these lands until all conditions with the
Indians are complied with and the proc
lamation issued The law-abiding citi-
gems viii be protected SO far as my au-
thority goes, and those disobeying the
law and committing trespasses shall gain
nothing thereby, but rather incur loss,
Please keep me advised"
The census bureau has issued bulle-
tin on the assessed valuation Of the real
and personal property OF the several
States and Territories. The bulletin
shows that the assessed value OF all prop
erty has increased in the last decade
81 .3i4, s9I ,28l. Illinois shows an appar-
ent decrease OF 800, 100 900, because the
State Board of Equalization declares the
assessed value TO be at 80 per cent, and
in 1890 only 70 per cent. of the true
value. Among the States showing in
crease are the following: California,
$4s6, 524 900; Idaho, $l9.i40,000; Mon
tana, $s7 ,s73, 900; Nevada, $4,62S, 900
Utah. $7o, 1888, 000 Washington, $780,
aS5, 900; Oregon, Sll3 504 900. The as
sessed valuation per capita, exclusive OF
Oklahoma, in 1890 was 1855. 20, an in
crease of about $50 over 1880.
William III. Williams, who went ia
Seal Island three months ago as spe-
eial agent OF the government. has just
returned 10 Washington. He said that
despite the presence of nearly n dozen
American and English men-of war in
and around Behring Sea Illicit sealing
was being carried on extensively. Pre-
vailing fogs in the sea made it easy for
fast-sailing schooners to elude pursuit,
and Williams ia OF the opinion that the
illegal catch for the present season will
number 10000 seals. OF the 1900 skins
allowed privilege holders this year BOG
caught by natives for food have already
passed into the hands Of the North Amer
lean Commercial Company. This leaves
only | ,20o seals to be captured between
now and May | OF next year; aud, as
that number will not supply the Aleuts
on the Islands OF st. Paul and st. George
with food, the Commercial Company will
have to keep the natives from starving.
Williams is OF the opinion that couple
OF years protection to seals is necessary
in order TO keep them from being exter-
minated.