Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-30
WASHINGTON GRIST.
The Presidents 1llness-The Next
HOuse-A ResianatfOn-Cap-
ital Notes.

Washington, Nov. 30.-Frank c. Arm
strong, assistant commissioner of Indian
affairs, will probably retire from Office
December 81. It is said he has a lucra-
tive offer to identify himself with rail
road company in the Indian territory and
has resigned.
THE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS.
During the last three days Mr.. Cleve-
land has suffered much pain from his
swollen leg, and to obtain relief has re-
mained in bed much of the time. DR..
O'Reilly, it is said, expects Mr.. Cleveland
will be able to move about and possibly
come to this city in few days. Mr..
Cleveland has been unable to do much
writing, and the fact that his message is
far from complete is said to have given
him much uneasiness. tits possible The
message will not be transmitted to con-
gress on the usual day.
THE NEXT HOUSE.
As finally made up, the official list OF
represen tatiyes In the 54th congress
shows 244 Republicans, 104 Democrats
and six Populists, one silver and one
vacant.
The Republicans will constitute mere
than two-thirds of the house member
ship. Sectionally, the Republican ma
jority will be divided as follows: New
England states 26, old middle states 66,
middle western states 80, far western
states 20, southern states 32. The Demo
Gratis secure only 13 members in the
northern states, California and Massa'
chusetts contribute one each; Illinois
Ohio and Pennsylvania two each and
New York five. The Democrats secure
six solid state delegations, those of Ar
kansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina. The Re-
publicans secure nineteen solid delega
tions, those of Connecticut, Delaware
Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan
Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire
New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont
Washington, West Virginia and Wiscon
sin.
In all, twenty contests may b
made from the southern states, and
ma iority of them are to be instituted b
Republican candidates against Dems
Gratis.
MINT STATISTICS.
Mr.. r. f. Preston, the director of tn
mint, has submitted to the secretary @
the treasury his report of mints and tn
assay offices for the fiscal year 1894.
The total coinage during the year was
Gold, $99, ,474, ,912.50; silver dollars, 5000
subsidiary silver, $6,024, ,l403O; mine
coins, 716,919,26; total $lO6,2l6,7S0O6.
The geld coinage for the year was tn
largest ever exeouted at the miuts OF tn
United States in any one year.
The highest price of silver during tn
year was $O.7646 and the lowest $0.591e
showing fluctuation of $0.l725 per fin
ounce.
The net gold exports for the fiscal yea
were S4,172,665 as against $50, 6,S97,275 TO
the prior fiscal year. The net exports o
silver for the fiscal year were $31 ,O41 1853
as against $7,653,s1a for the fiscal yea
1898.
The estimated metallic stock of coil
and bullion in the United States on Jul,
l, 1894, was Gold, $627, ,295,201; silver
$624,347,557, a total of 81, ,251 ,840,958.
The production of gold and silver il
the United States during the calenda
year was: Gold, 1,7S9,328 fine ounces, o
the value of $85,955,000; silver, 10000 ,O0
fine ounces, the commercial value Of tn
same being $46,s00,000, and the coming
value $77,576,000.
Revised estimates of the worlds pro
duction of the precious metals for tn
calendar year 1898 shows the same t.
have been $167, 1895, 100 in gold and 5000,
165, 900 in silver.
The worlds coinage for the calenda
year 1898 is stated to have been $685., ,485,
56s IN gold and $135,3S6,764 in silver.
The director estimates the stock o
gold in the world at the end of 1898 TO
monetary purposes to have been 1895,
100000, and silver $4,055, 100000; a tota
metallic stock in the world of $S,021 600,
600.
THE HAWAIIAN REPUBLIC RECOGNIZED.
The Hawaiian charge d. affaires, Franl
G. Hastings, to-day received by mail in
formation that since the establishment
Of the republic in Hawaii on July 4, off
cial recognition of the following gov
ernmepts has been received: Unite
States, Great Britain, France, Russis
Italy, Belgium, Mexico, Guatemala; an
that office of intent has been receive
from Peru and Germany.
THE COLUMBIA's MOVEMENTS.
A cable to the navy department to. da
announces the arrival of the Unite
States cruiser Columbia at Caimenzt
No euch port is known here and inquir
is being made, but it is supposed to b
near Santiago, Cuba. Her movement
are of importance in consequence OF tn
recent sensational and warlike dispatche
which stated that the Columbia va
hurrying to Blewfelds.
Shot WITH A RIFLE.