The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-11-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Notifications OF the extradition treaty |
between the United States and Sweden |
and Norway have been exchanged. 1t
will go into effect in thirty days.
The Senate Committees will have lit |
tie TO do during the recess. The Com |
mittee ON Agriculture will complete its
investigation OF the causes relating TO
the depression in agricultural products
and submit its report as early ar pOeei-
BILE after the beginning OF the regular
session. The Committee on Pacific Rail-
ways Ia investigating the Union Pacific
railroad receivership.
The Indian Commissioner has received
q telegram from Captain Babb, Indian
agent at Colville, WASH. who has made
an investigation Of the alleged troubles
at Harrison, Idaho. He Gays there il no
danger of q conflict between the white
men and Indians. The Indians, he as
serts, are asking an exorbitant price for
their interest in the lands upon which
, the town Of Harrison is located.
The Treasury Department has had an
actual working balance Of not TO exceed
5000 600. II this becomes exhausted,
, the department will have to meet the
current obligations from the gold reserve.
The Treasury officials, however, hope for
better times, and expect that a further
loss will he stopped. 1t is predicted that
the coinage OF gold between now and
January l will amount to 81, 000, 600.
| There are rumors that Voorhees, will
introduce free-coinage silver bill ut the
opening Of the regular session. Noor-
hees declined to talk about the matter,
| but il is pointed out he has always been
. silver man. and that he declared dur
ttA.V a bill hat hs.
WAS no less Q friend OF silver than al
ways. At any rate it is thoroughly un-
derstood the silver question was not
shelyed by the passage Of the repeal bill.
On the contrary, the silver men say the
fight has only begun. When Congress
assemblies they propose TO keep it well
10 the front in connection with every
great issue between the parties from the
tariff to the repeal OF the Federal cleo
ton laws. Every stage OF the tariff dis
cussion will be punctuated by pertinent
queries by the silver men tending to
prove that il was decentralization of sill
yer and not the Mex inley tariff which
caused the financial depression. Indeed.
il is intended that the silver men shall
act As body Of obetructionists, as did
the parnellites in Parliament, till silver
shall receive hearing.
Although Congress amended the Geary
act so as 10 allow Chinese six months
more in which 20 register, il adjourned
without making an appropriation to
carry out the provisions of the act. The
Chairman OF the Committee on Appro-
pria,ions had cognizance of the necessity
of the Treasury Departments need of
money 10 carry out the law, and II is
probable that, il the urgency deficiency
~ -la iasi
enough money AT least to begin opera
tions would have been inserted in the
hill. Az il is. registrations under the act
will not begin until the appropriation 10
made. Meanwhile the Treasury Depart
ment will make all its preparations. and
80 soon as the money is available il will
lie prepared TO assign its officers so that
they can begin the work at once. The
bureau has assurances that an effort will
lie made TO get the bill through in the
leariy day. Of the session, so that the
work Of registration will not be long de-
ierred. 1t is said that all Chinese now
in the country, approximating 100 600
can be registered in sixty DAYS, II they
promptly take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity.
The annual report of l.. Lowrie Bell,
eral, shows that the total expenditure
for mail transportation WAS siS ,5a7 ,991
and of this amount s5,75s.sls WAS on
account of star routes and SIS, az, Cos
on account OF railway routes. The re-
port shows that there are now in opera
ton: Star routes Is, $50, mileage 25a,
$50; railroad routes z, 529. mileage l66,
ah2: messenger routes ,295, mileage
- $50. The increase in the number oil
routes during the year was aSa and il
the length of routes 6,2il miles. The
increase in the annual rate OF expendi
ture was s.. 362 265. During the las
fiscal year the railway postofiice car
were subjected 20 Io3 train accidents
most ali OF which resulted in loss OF lif'
or serious injury. Ten clerks were killed
&c seriously injured and lis slightly in
jnrcd. Commenting upon the facts, Mr.
Bell SAYS: THE department is permit
: ted 10 care for the injured, but no au
thorized relief under the existing stat
, utes can he extended to the people lef
behind by the gallant fellows who 8
down TO death willis, performing thei
duties. The day death enters the ca
the pay OF the clerk ceases, and at III
!, very time help is most needed the heart
: broken family becomes too often an OF
i iect OF charity. Various methods hav
been suggested whereby relief could b
extended without material obligatio
from the government. and j trust tn
present Congress can be prevailed upo
y TO adopt some one of the proposed plan,
II such measure Of relief were put int
: effect, it would promote the service, an
the direct benefit that would be induce
y by it would he great"
Secre,arv Gresham has received di,
ratch from United States Minister Bake
RIGA at Amapala when fired on by I'll
: Honduras authorities because the cal
= tain of the vessel refused to surrender
y refugee from Honduras on board As
passenger. The dispatch fully confirm
the press reports Of the firing on III
!, United States flag. While the ship ",
:. In the port Of Amapala the authoriti,
r demanded the surrender of Polecaro h
c nilla, who WAS recently concerned in Il
revolutionary movement against II
4 Honduras government. The captain d.
&c clined. After the ship had received h,
l. clearance papers and while she was lea
: ing port six or seven shots were fired
bring her to. Minister Baker was G
A boari at the time. Whether the sho
h were fired directly at her or in front
Il not stated. The matter was DISGUISE
J. at Cabinet meeting. Captain poN
who was in command OF the Costa Ric
/ is the same captain who harbored Ba
n rundia, who was killed on his ship Sc
" eral wears ago by the Guatemalan Al
' thorities. II has been established tn,
. political refugee who is a passenger,
70 Bon,lla was, cannot he taken from Il
shin on which he is. The chance pre-