The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-08-05
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

Secretary Carlisle has begun the reor
ganization OF the Treasury Department
A number oil clerks have already beer
dropped and others reduced as lar a:
possible under the civil service rules.
Much interest has been aroused smons
statisticians by the discovery that thu
figures Of the balance OF trade against
this country for the fiscal year endins
June 50 last, ~ shown by the record o
the bureau OF statistics OF the Treasur,
Department, were about sc, 0O0, 900 Out
OF the way. Instead Of an adverse bal.
ance OF Sos, 600, 600 the corrected return:
have shown only about $5O, OOO, 200.
Special Supervising Agent Tngle saws
that the Treasury Department is doing
all it can with the money on hand fol
the enforcement of the Geary exclusion
law. He claims that, if the $50, OOl
available July should be broken into
Immediately for the purpose OF entering
into the wholesale deportation of Chi
nese, very soon there would be nothing
left to pay the special agents and other
officers OF the Treasury engaged in keep
ing the Chinese out Of this country. He
says that officers of the government are
at present engaged in gathering infor-
nation as to the Chinese who are lille
1ally here, and that the Treasury intends
to enforce the law.
The report OF Chinese Inspector Seharf
on his investigation OF the fraudulent
entry OF Chinese At the port OF New York
has been received at the Treasury De
partment. No report from Collector
Hendricks As to Inspector Scharfs allie
CATION OF collision by New York officials
is yet received. 1t is alleged in Wash
ington City that the customs officers at
New York have been extremely lax in
issuing Chinese certificates, and that
whenever the Treasury agents or inspect
ors have undertaken to investigate mat
tiers they invariably have been given the
cold shoulder. This state of facts is said
TO apply to no particular administration.
To some extent the same condition of
affairs, it is said, exists in other cities,
where the customs officers seem to think
the Treasury agents have no right to in
vestigate their acts.
So far as the State Department is in
formed, there are no American citizens
residing IN Siam except missionaries. IL
Is not believed to be necessary TO take
any special measures for their protection,
The United States has no representative
IN Siam, and the Consul-tieneral at
Bangkok, Mr.. Boyd, is in this country at
present, leaving the office in charge OF
his son, the Vice-Consul. Ii the welfare
OF our missionaries should be threatened,
which is unlikely, they can without doubt
secure protection on application to the
Minister OF some other nation, as will De
the case with the French residents. The
interests of the United States
in Siam are insignificant, the exports
being very few and the imports being
made up OF teak wood, used in ship
and some trities OF Oriental
and Malaynesian decorative work.
1t is said at the Navy Department that
Admiral Harmony's recent retirement,
Tor which the department has been crit
lcised, was IN strict accordance with his
written request. He cablei the depart
nent from Hongkong March IS. asking
TO De ordered home and retired upon his
arrival in the United States. He suy-
sested June a. the most convenient
late for his departure. In a letter OF
March ! he after asking for detachment
said: Upon my arrival in the United
states, which fact | will report bv tele-
graph, | ask that NAV be placed on the
-etired list, as authorized by the statute,
having served over forty years continu-
ously in the navy OF the United states
April "A the President approved the APP
olicatlon, to take effect upon the Admi-
ais arrival in the United States, which
was June 70, as reported by the naval
agent at San Francisco. An order was
issued placing him on the
etlred list. The next day the Admiral |
elegraphed his arrival, and asked TO be |
etired June %, but it was i'm possible to |
hange the date, as the order had already |
een issued and was mailed to him.