The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-09-12
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The Assessed Valuation 0f the Pacific
Coast states ard Utah,

A special from Washington says IL h
believed that Ex-Governor Cheney will
be- Secretary proctors successor in the
Cabinet.
Information has been received that
Charles w. Flint Of New York has been
appointed Consul.Gencral OF Chill by
President Balmaceda.
The Department Of State has been Of.
ilcially notified that the city Of Trieste,
Austria, has ceased 10 he free port and
II now on the same footing with regard
10 customs duties M the other ports Of
the Austria. Hungary Empire.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
cidcd that Song Chong Hop and Hop
Lee, the two Chinese boys, II and 10
! years Of age, who allege they were born
In Texas and subsequently visited Can
ton, China, are not debarrcd from re-
turning 10 the United States II they pro-
duce satisfactory evidence that they
were born IN this country.
/ Assistant Secretary Craunsc has issued
II circular % 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 10
this department for such action as will
not contrayene local statutes"
Secretary Noble has sent the following
telegram 10 Governor Steele OF Okla
homa in reply 10 dispatch inquiring IN
Ia the time and conditions for opening
to settlement the Indian lands in Okla.
homa Territory: "There il no dav set
for opening the Indian lands. The Pres.
ident las not been consulted aud he will
have to determine. | have requested
sufficient force 10 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-
zens will he protected 30 far AZ 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 Il 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
crty has increased in the last decade
~, ,3iI ,b97, ,26l. Illinois shows an appar-
eGt decrease Of 500, 200, 900, because the
State Board of Equalization declares the
assessed value to be at 80 per cent, and
in 1870 only 25 per cent of the true
value. Among the States showing in
crease are the following: California,
$IS6, ,b2I 900; Idaho, $40, 100000; Mon
tana, $S7, 1913 900; Nevada, $I,62s, 600
Utah, $40, ,933, 600; Washington, $780,
9S5, 900; Oregon, 3,504, 600. The as
scssed valuation per capita, exclusive OF
Oklahoma, in 1890 was 1886. 20, an in
crease of about $50 over 1880.
William II. Williams, who went TO
Seal Island three months ago as spe,
cial agent of the government, has Just
returned TO Washington. lie said that
despite the presence of nearly dozen
American and English men-of war in
and around Behrng 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 is of the opinion that the
illegal catch for the present season will
number 10000 seals. Of the 1900 skins
allowed privilege holders this year $500
caught by natives for food have already
passed into the hands ef the North Amer
lean Commercial Company. This leaves
only 200 seals to be captured between
now and May of next year; and, 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.