River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-06
The News Of the Week.
RY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
IL his annual report Director Of the
Mint Preston says the gold coinage of
the fiscal year ended June 80 last was
500, 474.912, the largest ever executed.
The silver coinage was s6,917, 296. The
estimated metallic stock of coin and
bullion in the United States was:
Gold, S627, 2g3 2O1; silver, S624, 347, 7j7. a
total of s1.25l ,640.95 The net gold
exports for the fiscal year were 81, l72.-
Cos, against $50. So, 2s5 in 1893. The
net exports of silver We're SD, 04l. 359.
against s. 1858. sSl for the previous year.
SUPERINTENDENT BROOKS in his an
nual report says the foreign mail
service has attained a high degree of
perfection.
RECEIPTS from stamps, stamped en-
velOpes and postal cards fell Oft over
=. OOO, 900 during the year.
N his annual report Secretary Her
bert recommends the construction of
three additional battleships and twelve
torpedo boats. During the year five
ships have been added to the naval
list, the Marblehead, Columbia, Olym-
pia Montgomery and Minneapolis.
SECRETARY MORTON in his annual re-
port suggests exporting DIRE sed beef
instead of live cattle. in view of the
prohibition of foreign governments.
Is his annual report Commissioner
of Internal Revenue Miller shows a
falling of ia rece pts during the year
of SIS. SS6, $40.
SUPERINTENDENT KDfBALI- of the
life saving service, in his annual re-
port shows that during the year ended
June 80, 1894, there were o94 disasters;
value Of property involved, $40, 0OO,-
$40; property saved, s.. 76S,2l5; prop
erty lost, g. 2S7, 205: number of per-
sons involved. 1921; persons lost, 6S.
SECRETARY SMITH. of the interior de-
partment, in his annual report deals
largely with Indian affairs. The re-
port also shows that the total dis
Uursements 10 date Tor the eleventh
census amount to $40. S85. 6T6. The en-
tire number OF pensioners upon the
rolls June so. lS94. was 9j9.5i4. The
estimate for the fiscal year 1896 is
$40. O00. OJO.
Is the United States the exchanges
at the leading clearing houses during
the week ended on the 3Oth ult. ag-
gregated 81, s0S. so, OOO.s against Sl.Ol9.-
$50. sg5 the previous week. The in
crease. compared with the correspond
NJ week in 1898 was 20.
4 MARRIED impl Ovement in business
throughout the eastern and middle
states was reported.
SECRETARY LAMONT in his annual re-
port urges an increase in the army TO
80. 900, and praises the men for their
work during the strikes. The eX-
penditures for the last fiscal year were
$3.50 BOOB. tho appropriations for the
current year are So. 40. ll2, ar the
estimates fer the next year az So,
..Is.62q.
Is the seven days ended or tne SOth
nit, there were 3sg business failures in
the United States against 3s2 the
week previous and 271 in the CORE
,pOn"uug time in 1898.
COVER. WENr receipts frcm customs
iuI ing November were St0.z60. 692:
ir, IA internal revenue. =. Tsi.07i; from
miscellaneous sources. $3.50. 637. max
ing the :otal receipts tor the month
Si9.4lf. 413. and for the last Ave months
SIS6. 3s..OIT. The disbursements for
tie rnout IN amount to ST. 567. 40. max
ing the Disbursements for the five
months sl5s. 900. c43.
JAMES KERR. clerk of the house of
representatives. in his report shows
that for the year ended June 80, 1894.
the salaries OF members and other ex
~ nses of the house amounted to $3.50.
$50. of which total $3.50. $50 was for the
Aire of mem bers' clerks
The ; Rotary of state declared I'M
true the report that Minister DENLY
had cabled that the legation at Fel1ing
was i'm danger.
TREASURY figures show the receipts
from all sources during the month of
November to have been $40, Al, 4O3; dis
Jursements, s-s,477, Iss. wdich leaves
the deficit for The month S9.O65, 7s5 and
for the five months OF the present fiscal
year SD. 295. l52.
COMPTROLLER ECEEIs in his annual
report advises a change from a bond
to a safety fund security as a basis for
bank circulation.
IT was shown by the eleventh an
nual report of the United States civil
service commission that from July l.,
1873. to June 81. 1894. 4.372 appoint
ments were made in the classified serv-
ice, an Increase OF eighty-three over
the previous year.
AT the minis of the United States
the coinage during the month of No
vember was as follows: Gold. 3. DID,
600; silver, 81 ,O73, 001; minor coins, sg4,-
900: total SD :, GOD
Tue internal revenue receipts for
the four months ended October 81
were SEA, 749, 529. an increase of SI0,-
Se4 525 over The previous four months.