The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-11-26
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Ivan Petroff Discharged for Giving False
Informal Ion in Reports of Alaska
in Behring Sea Gases.

Information In Reports of Alaska
in Behring Sea Cases.
The President has appointed SilAs
Alexander OF New Mexico Secretary OF
the Territory OF New Mexico, vice Ben
iamin NJ. Thomas deceased.
The annual report OF General Casey,
chief OF the engineer corps Of the army,
is ready for transmission to Congress, II
relates TO appropriations for the construc-
ton OF emplacements for modern rified
guns and mortars.
Secretary Noble has appointed Robert
Stakeholder OF Lewiston, Idaho; James
+. Allen OF the Indian office and CYRUS
Beebe OF Alaska a. commission to ne
gotiate with the Nex PIERCE Indians in
Idaho for cession to the United States OF
the surplus lands OF their reservation
under provisions OF the act of July IA,
1899.
Captain w. G. Coulson of the United
States revenue marine service, has been
detached from duty in command Of the
revenue steamer Rush and ordered to
duty in the ife-saving service as in
spector OF the stations ON the Pacific
Coast. vice Captain j. NJ. White de-
ceased. His successor ~ commander OF
the Rush has not As yet been selected.
Hobart Wilcox has been appointed
keeper OF the lifs-saying station at Cape
Arago,
1t has been deinsly decided that Gov
ernor Stone, Assistant Commissioners OF
the General Land Ofice, shall be ap-
pointed Commissioner OF the Bureau to
succeed T. II. Carter, who resigned to
accept the craftsmanship OF the Nations
Repu bliean Committee. There are sey
ersl applicants for the Assistant Com
missionerohip, and if the policy OF pro-
motion is followed. NJ. NJ. Rose, the
present efficient Chief Clerk OF the land
Office. will be given the place.
Superintendent. OF the Census Porter
has discharged Ivan Pstrotf, the special
agent, who, it is stated, gave false infor>
nation in reports of Alaska for the State
Department in the Behring Sea cases.
Secretary Noble approved Porter's &C
ton. Porter in a letter to the Secretary
stated that a complete history OF Petroffs
action precluded the superstition that
PETROL was suffering from insanity.
Prof. James ii. Bodgett OF the census
office was placed in charge of the Alaska
work, and after verifying it in every par
ticular will superintend its final publ
cation.
The State Department is dispos ID to
have more respect for Venezuela's posi-
ton in the case OF refugee Mijares since
the announcement by Senator Pietrie
that General Crespo intended to hold
the consignees of the Philadelphia re-
sponsible for her Captains refusal to
surrender Mijares. 1t is clear to the Of
dcials that the Venezuelan authorities
have good case, otherwise they would
be disposed to allow the matter to drop.
An official admitted that the Venezuelan
authorities would have a perfect right to
arrest and punish the consignees Of the
I Philadelphia il it should transpire that
Nj jares was criminal under the COM
mon law. The department heretofore
has figured from the assumption that
Minister Scruggs had prima-facie evil
dence that he was political refugee,
and that the charge OF cattle-stealing
was simply trumped up to get him off
don btedly be upheld by this government,
and the arrest OF the consignees would
probably result in a protest.
Secretary Foster and those treasury Of
/ ticials who have intimate knowledge OF
the receipts ard expenditures Of the
/ government are giving much thought
and attention to the subject OF a prob
able deficiency in the revenues for the
next fiscal year. This question comes
up naturally in considering what the
! probable revenue OF the government will
( be, 30 that the Secretary may 80 bmit to
| Congress, as he is by law required to do,
the amount OF revenue expected. The
estimate OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
must be taken for their action as a guide
by Congress upon their appropriation
bills. In arriving at this estimate, the
average receipts from custom, internal
revenue and incidental sources OF reve-
nue. have to be taken into consideration.
The receipts from internal revenue will.
1t Is expected, continue to naturally in
crease with the growth and population,
as no legislation has been passed to al
feet 1t. But it is not so with customs
duties. With no disturbing element to
affect them, they would be stable, sub
lect only to the law Of supply and de-
mand and the condition OF the money
market, but with a new administration
coming into power. expected to lower
duties on a number of article. aud to
put others on the free list, a state of I'M
certainty is created that prevents close
estimate OF the revenues from the tariff
duties collected.