The National tribune., 1894-09-06
TIE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
Minor Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.

Minor Matters of Intel est in the Capital
City.
SUNDAY. AUG. 26.-The advance guard of the
Pythians appeared in town. The streets
have assumed q holiday appearance and the
depots are crowded with incoming strangers.
Sermons By several Pythian Chaplains were
preached in the churches to-day.
MONDAY, AUG. Gas predicted in former
paper, general changes in the postage-stamp
issues have been ordered by the Postofhce
DEPARTMENT Many of the stamps which
have been issued for years have been ordered
discontinued. and number OF new denomi-
nations in the several issues will hereafter
be put into general use. The object Is to re-
duce the number OF denominations aud to get
rid of some of the old stamps The changes
take effect to-day. The present stock OF old
stamps will last about two months, and the
postal officials expect to place the new series
on sale throughout the country on Nov. /.
TUESDAY. Aug. 2s-Col. John NJ. Wilson,
Engineer Corps, is preparing project to
render the old Government Printing Office
building as safe from fire or other casualty as
it is possible TO do with the funds available,
and with the bad material of the ancient
structure to work upon. Although Congress
failed altogether in its moral duty of provid-
ing for q new Government Printing Office, it
was censiderate enough to appropriate the
eineers, under the direction of the Joint Com
mittee on Printing to repair the Printing
Office, provide fre-escape5, and put said
building In safe and secure condition, and
TO enable the Public Printer, under the direc-
tion OF the Joint Committee on Printing, to
rent If necessary, any buildings for the use
of the Printing Office.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 29.-The Secretary of the
Interior made a requisitiOu on the Secretary
g,l,. TO- 70 a rsad in
the quarterly pension payments. The
amount is distributed as follows: Columbus,
o., So 500. 600; Boston, Mass, 1900, 900;
Washington, d. c., Sl.S00 eco; Detroit,
Mich, 81 100000; San Francisco. $4,000;
Augusta, Ne. 100000, and Des Moines,
Iowa, 100000.
THURSDAY, AUG. 30.-The result of the heavy
withdrawal of goods from United States Gus
tom-HoLses is shown in the increased re-
eeipts from custom duties received at the
Treasury, they amounting to-day to 81 ,454,-
o00 double the receipts OF Wednesday. In
ternal revenue receipts for the fiscal year to
date have reached $54 COO. 900, against $685.,
100000 for the corresponding period of last
year. The Treasury statement for August
will make the most favorable showing for
many months. The receipts will probably
be more than 100000 in excess Of ex-
penditEres.
.
the Treasury Departments with number Of
gentlemen from Nebrask interested in beet
sugar production and manufacture. He pro-
tested against the recent decision of Secre-
tary Carlisle that no fTrther payments of
sugar boGnties should be made. IL was
ranged that the Senator should file brief,
giving his views for the Use Of the Secretary.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 1.-The monthly statement
Of the public debt issued by tine Treasury
Department to-day shows a decrease in the
public debt OF SI-713 65-4 including certif-
Gates and Treasury notes, offset by an equal
amount of cash in the Treasury. Exclusive
Of these certificates and Treasury notes. the
decrease was S9l, s97. Gin Aug. 81, 1894, the
iBteTes; bearing debt wsR $685., 042, go an in
crease for the month Of $50 Tie debt on
which interest has ceased since maturity was
81, s3I. $50 decrease for the month of s.. 100.
The Gebt bearing no interest amounts to
1873 s67y 593, decrease 81 $50. So.