Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1894-01-05
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

serve of the treasury dropped one day
recently to SSl 422, l04 This is the
lowest point ever touched since the
establishment of the gold reserve.
The previous minimum record WA
made on October 10 last, when the
free gold held by the treasury fell to
/ SSl, ,6Sl, 1888, The figures ran $259,.
/ 279 below the low-water mark made
two months earlier.
PENSIONS REQUIsITIoN Secretary
Holie Smith has issued his re4uisitior
on Secretary of the Treasury fol-
so, ,575, 900 for the payment of quart
erlv pensions at the following named
agencies; Buffalo, Sl,700, 600; Obi.
cago, S2.675, 900; Concord, N. H,
$500, 900; De Moines, Ia, $2, 100, 900;
Milwaukee, S1,8O0,OOO; Pittsburg,
81, 800, 900.
CHINESE REGISTRATION. - Senator
White, of California, says that many
Chinese have assured him that they
will register under the amended Gesry
law. He believes that the Chinese in
the United States generally will accept
the conditions of the law.
A CRANK IN QUoD. j oseph Donjsn,
who is charged with having written
threatening letters to Senators Mills,
Sherman, German, and Vice President
Stevenson from Newark and Balti-
more, WAS arrested and held for Il
hearing, 1t was to protect his father
against this man that Senator Mills
son armed himself Donjan walked
into james A. McDevitt's bureau and
asked for food The detective took
him to a coffee house, questioned him,
and discovering his identity, turned
him over TO the police.
MEXICAN EXPORTS. The Treasury
Department is officially informed that
the net increase during the year ended
June 80, 1898, over ths year 1892, Of
exports from Mexico, amounted to
Sl2, 04l 500. The exports aggregated
SS7, 900, 900, (which $50, 900, 900 was i'll
precious metals and 33l, ,O00,0 Of
divers articles.
/ UNDESIRABLE. IMMIGRANTS. Score
tarv Gresham has instructed Minister
White at St. Petersburg to inform
the Russian Government that "as-
sisted" immigrants will not be allowed
to land in the United States.
OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD BILL
Chairman Wheeler, of the House Com
mlttee on Territories, says that he
will not make serious objection if the
-
Oklahoma Statehood bill by including
Indian territory. But the Indians of
the territory protest strongly against
union with Oklahoma, and General
Wheeler doubts the expediency of dis
regarding treaties and making the
Territory part of State against the
will of the Indians The people of
Oklahoma are divided ON the subject
of union.
The COLUMBIAN STAMPS. s.-A final
order for 165, G53, 745 Columbian
stamps, valued at about S3,000,0 900,
was made by the Post Office Depart
ment. EX- Postmaster General Wana-
maker contracted for 5000, 900, 600 of
these stamps. Mr.. Bissell succeeded
/ in reducing the order to 1000, 900, 600
/ but even with this reduction much
trouble to dispose of them has been
experienced.
NICARAGUAN CANAL. On the sub
/ ject of the Nicaraguan Canal, the
/ Chairman of Committee ON Foreign
Affnirs SAYS "This Government ought
either to build that canal or to form
ally declare that she will not. am
in favor of the Government doing the
work. 1t would not only secure to us
the control of the greatest enterprise
of modern times, which is certain
to be carried through by some
body, but it will bring about
that revival of confidence and
business 80 much desired at present.
The capitalists, with their strong boxes
full OF unemployed money, would
come forward at once, eager to take
the bonds issued for the work, and
many branches of industry would be
benefited and employment given to
thousands of men. The trip from
New Orleans is only four days, and Il
Congressional committee could make
it and discharge their mission within
month.
New MONEY ORDER OFFICES. The
Postmaster General has established
money order offices rs follows: Mas
sachusetts-Hull, Plymouth county {;
Monroe Bridge, Franklin county /;
Still River, Worcester county; West
Northfield, Franklin county New
Hampshire-Northwood Centre, Rock
ingham county; Potter Place, Merri-
mack county; Wilmot Flat, Merri-
mack county. Rhode Island - Fisk
Vile, Providence county; Hills
Grove, Kent county. Vermont -
Montgomery Centre, Franklin county /;
North Pomhet, Windsor county
Maine-Liberty, Waldo county. In
ternational offices have also been es-
tablished as follows; East Jaffrey,
Cheshire county, New Hampshire,
and Readsboro', Bennington county,
Vermont.
The TARIFF PROGRAMME. The pro-
gramme upon which the tariff debate
will be conducted, as outlined by q
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, does not include fixing time
for taking vote as soon as the bill
comes before the House. 1t Is the
present intention to allow the debate
to run on for some time, and if it then
becomes apparent that no vote can be
reached, or that the bill cannot be
seasonably considered by paragraphs,
the Rules Committee will be asked to
fix time for consideration under the
five-minute rule and final vote 1t
is believed by the Democratic mem
bers that when there is general un-
dnrnfn ndinn thnt no Hnnl rnta ia 10 hn