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NARSHlPS AND NANAI. MATTERS.
Plea for More Vessels of Defense and
GffenSe


Attention is called to the report of the
secretary of the navy, which shows very
gratifying progress i'll the construction
of ships for our new navy, All the yes
sells now building, including the torpedo
boats ordered at the last session of
congress and excepting the tirst-clasa
battle ship Iowa, will probably be COM
pleted during the coming fiscal year.
The estimates for the increase of the
navy for the year ending June 80, 1895.
are large, but they include practically
the entire sum necessary to complete
and equip all the new ships not now in
commission, 50 that unless more ships
are authorized the appropriations for
the naval service for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1896, should fan below the
estimates for the coming year by at
least $4,000, ,000.
The secretary presents with much
earncstnesS a plea for the authoriZa
ton of three additional battle ships
and 10 or Il torpedo boats. While the
unarmured vessels heretofore author
ized, including those now nearing COM
pletOn, viii constitute a fleet which it
is believed is sufficient for ordinary
cruising purposes ia time OF peace, we
have now completed and in process Of
construction but four frst-class battle
ships and but few torpedo boats. If we
| are to have a navy for War-like opera
tiOns, offensive and defensive, we Ger
| tanly ought to increase both the num-
| Der Of battle ships and torpedo boats.
| The manufacture Of arlnOr requires
| an expensive plant and the aggregation
| Of many skilled workmen. All the ar
| NOR necessary to complete the vessels
| now building Will be delivered before
| the LIST of June next. If no new con-
| tracts are given out, contractors must
| disband their worknen and their plants
must lie idle Battle ships authorized
at this time would not be well under way
until late in the coming fiscal year
| and at least three years and one-half
| from the date of the contract would be
| required for their completion. The sec
retary states that not more than Is per
| cent. of the cost Of such ships need be
included in the appropria ton for the
| coming year.
BUILD MORE SHIPS.
| l recommend that provision be made
| for the construction of additional bat
tleships and torpedo boats. The sec
retary recommends the manufacture
| not ohly OF ordnance ana ordnance ma
terial for ships for the navy, but a sup
ply for the auxiliary fleet. Guns and
| their appurtenances should be provid
ed and kept on hand for both these pur
poses. We have not today a single
gun that could be put on the ships Paris
or New York of the Interna tional Nav
| igation Company, or any other ship of
our reserve navy. The manufacture of
guns at the Washington navy yard is
proceeding satisfactorily and none of
our new ships will be required to wait
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| provisions of that act: s3S, ,521, ,143 under
| the provisions of the act of July IA,
1890, and S5,078,47 under the act proyid-
ing for the coinage OF trade dollar bull
lion.
The coinage Of all metals of our mints
during the last fiscal year consisted OF
65,4S5, ,220 pieces, valued at s106, ,216, 73O. 06.
of which there We're s99, 474, ,92O.5o in gold
coin, $3.50 in standard silver dollars
s6,o24, 1903 in subsidiary silver coin and
S716,919.26 in minor coin
During the calendar year 1898, thapro-
duction Of precious metals IN the United
States was estimated at 1873. 323 fine
ounces Of gold of the commercial and
coinage value Of 5 81, ,955 900 and 60, o00, 900
fine ounces Of silver bullion ore of the
market value of SAG, SO0,o 900 and of the
coinage value of s77,576, 0oo It is esti-
mated that on the 1st day of July, 1894,
the stock of metallic money III the
United States, consisting of coins and
bullion, amounted to $1,251, ,640.e5S. of
which S627, ,013,20 was gold and 1924 .347,-
757 was silver.
NATIONAL BANKS
Fifty national banks We're organized
during the year ending October 81, 1894, |
with a capital OF s55,2S5 600, and 70, with
a capital of S10.475, 600, went into volun-
tary liquidation. TWenty-One banks |
with capital Of s2,770,000, We're placed |
in the hands Of receivers. The total I
of national banks in existence |
on the 31st day of October last was !
), 156, being 40 less than on the 31st day /
of October, 1893. The capital stock paid |
in was 672671, ,365, being S9,69S, ,491 less
than at the same time in the previous
year, and the surplus fund and unGi-
vided profits, less expenses and taxes
paid, amounted to 1884, ,124, ,0S210, which
was $l6,9S9,7S0 less than October 31st,
was S16,9S9,7 7S0 less than Ostober LIST,
1893. The circulation was decreased ST.
49, 563. The obligations of the banks to
Zach other We're increased Sill, ,26S. .:334
and the individual deposits We're S277,-
,94 49S less than a the corresponding
late in the previous year, and checks
ana other cash items We're 90349,9 963
more The total resources OF the banks
it the date mentioned amounted to !
g, rs, ,922, ,0.5 as against IS, 3d. .563, 2S4 36
n 1898
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EXTENSIVE FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Hawaii Mexico. Nicaragua and Other
Nations Touched Upon.

Since communicating the yOluminOus
CORRESPONDENCE in regard to Hawaii and
the action taken by the senate and
house of representatives on certain
questions submitted to the judgment
and wider discretion of congress, the
organization Of government IN place
Of the provisional Arrangement which
followed the deposition of the queen has
been announced, with evidence OF Its
effective operation. The recognition us
nal in such cases has been accorded the
new government.
Under the present treatise Of eXtradl-
ton with Italy. miscarriageS Of justice
have occurred, owing 70 the refusal
Of that government to surrender Us
own subjects. Thus far our efforts to
negotiate an amended convention opNl-
ating this difficulty have been unaVall-
ing.
Apart from the war in which the ISL
and empire is engaged, Japan attracts
increasing attention in tins country
Nv her evident desire to cultivate more
liberal intercourse With us and to seek
9ur kindly aid in furtherance OF her
domestic affairs and full equality in
the family of nations. The japanese
empire of today is no longer the Japan
of the past and our relations with this
progressive nation should be no less
broad ana liberal than those With other
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EXPENDITURES.

The total expenditures Of the. war de-
partment for the year ending June so
1894, amounted to s56039, O09. Of this
sum, $4,000, ,e14s9 was for salaries and
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pOSTOFFICES AND POST ROADS.
Why the Department Ran Behind !.
EaSiIy Explaired

The report Of the postmaster gen
eral presents a comprehensive state
ment of the operations of the post
office department for the fiscal year.
The receipts of the department during
the year amounted to s75,080, ,470.o4 and
the expenditures to $84 324, Halo.
The transactions of the postal service
indicate with barometric certainty the
fiuctuation in the business of the coun-
trv. AS much therefore, as business
complcotiOns contiued to exist
throughout last year to an unforeseen eN-
tent it is not surprising that there IS
deficiency of revenue to meet the tS-
penditures of the postotfice depart
ment, which was estimated in advance
at about IS, 600 600. The ascertained rev
enues last year which We're the basis
of calculation for the current year,
being lower than estimated, the detici-
ency for the current year Will be cor
respondngly greater. though the post
master general states that the latest
in1ica ations are so favorable that he con-
fidentlv predicts an increase Of at least
eight per cent. in the revenues OF the
c1lrrent year over those of the last
wear The expenditures Increase stead
ilv and necessarily with the growth
and needs of the country, so that the
deficiency is greater or less in any
wear depending upon the volume or re-
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WITH NIE\ICO.

Good will, fostered by many interests
in common has marked our relations
with our nearest southern neishbors.
Peace being restored along her north
ern frontier, Mexico has asked the pun
ishment Of the late diSturbers OF her
tranuuility There ought to be a new
treaty of commerce and navigation
with that country to take the place OF
the one which terminated thirteen
wears ago The friendlineSSs Of the IN
tercourse between the two countries
is attested by the fact that during this
long period the commerce of each has
steadily increased under the rule Of
mutual considera ton, neither being
stimulated by conventional arrange
ments or retarded by jealous rivalries
or selfish distrust.
An indemnity rendered by Mexico as
a gracious act for the murder in 1887
of Leon Baldwin, an American citizen,
by band Of marauders in Durango,
has been accepted and is being paid in
installments.
The problem of the storage and use
of the waters of the Rio Grande for
irriga ton should be solved by appro-
pirate concurrent action of the two
interested nations. Rising in the Col
| orado heights, the stream flows inter-
mittently. yielding little water during
! the dry months to the irrigating chan
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THE MAIN REMEDY

The postmaster general states that
this deficiency is unnecessary and might
be obviated at once if the law regulat-
ing rates upon mail matter of the sec
ond class was modified. The rate re-
ceived for the transmission OF TINS sec
ond class matter is one cent per pound,
while the cost Of such transmission TO
the government is eight times that
amount In the general terms OF the
law this rate covers newspapers and
periodicals. The extension of the mean
ing of the terms from time to time has
admitted to the privileges intended for
legitimate newspapers and periodicals
a surprising range Of publications and
created abuses the cost Of which
amount in the aggregate to the total
deficiency of the postoftice department,
Pretended newspapers are started by
business houses for the mere purpose
of advertising goods, complying with
the law in form only and disseminating
the publications as soon as the period
of advertising is over. Sample copies
of pretended newspapers are issued in
great numbers for a like purpose only.
The result is a great loss of revenue
to the government besides its humil-
ating use as an agency to aid IN car
rying out the scheme of business
house to advertise it's goods by means
of a trick upon both its rival
houses and the regular and legitimate
newspapers.
Paper-covered literature consisting
mainly of trashy novels to the extent of
many thousands of tons is sent through
the mails at one cent per pound while
the publishers of standard works are
required to pay three times this amount
in sending their publications. Another
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Federal Judges, Union Pacific Reorgani
zation and Other Matters.
The report of the attorney general
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-01-01

TExARKANA. Ark, Jan. IA few
days ago package containing 5000 in
currency was delivered by the Texar-
kama Oil company to the local Pacific
Express company's Office consigned to
". NJ. Freeman at Ashdown, point
on the Iexarkana AMI Fort Smith rail
way, SO miles north of here. This pack
age, it is claimed, never reached its des-
tination, but was lost either in transit
or at the office here. When complaint
was made by the Ashdown party the
express company set about an investi-
CATION which resulted in the arrest of
F. G. Davis, assistant cashier of the
Texarkana Office. on charge of con-
verting the package to his own USE He
is now in Jail. The money has not been
recovered
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-01-01
Cowhided bv "A Woman

EscANABA. Mich, Jan. 1.-"You dare
not shoot. YOU coward" exclaimed a
very angry woman on Main street, and
at every word she struck out savagely
with rawhide. She was Mrs. Victor
Tiede, secretary of the local Woman s
Christian Temperance union, and prom
inent in the charitable work here. The
man she was assailing is Mayor P. NJ.
Peterson. wealthy furniture dealer
and president of the Scandinavian So
ciety. After she had struck him twice
the mayor is said to have pulled re-
volver, when the woman piled the whip
harder than before on his neck and
shoulders. Her husband stood near
her, evidently approving of the per-
Torrance, and there were dozen spec
tators. The mayor has had both ar
rested on the charge of assault and bat
terry. She claims that the mayor used
indecent language in her presence, and
later sent her an insulting letter.
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Returned After Ecu teen Years.

Fort WORTH, Tex. Jan. III. F..
Newcomer, whose strange disappear
ance from Fort Worth ! 4 years ago ex-
cited much comment. has returned and
is once more with his family and
friends. In 1879 he resided here wit
his wife, two daughters and a son.
Since his disappearance his daughters
have married and are now the wives OF
Mat Bogart, we'll known Texas and
Pacific conductor. and L. S Leversedge
of Houston. Mr.. Newcomer is now SO
years OF age and a splendid type oil
physical manhood His hair and beard
are white AMI the deep lines in his
kindly, rug ed face show too plainly
his hard experiences during the latter
years of his life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1894-01-01

The Treasury Vaults.

WASHINGTON, Jan. There is
probably no more interesting place in
the treasury department to sightseers
than the immense vaults in the treas
urers office. where. so much gold, silver
and United States securities are stored.
The recent immense travel eastward
from the Worlds fair, IN addition to
the ordinary number of sightseers, has
taxed the capacity of the treasury
guides to the utmost. The most fire.
quent question asked of these guides is
the amount of money stored in the
vaults. For ready answer to these
questions the office has prepared a brief
printed statement showing the amount
and description of the contents of each
of the eight vaults. These are kept by
many of the tourists as souvenirs of the
trip to Washington
The figures presented show that there
are stored in the vaults a total of S749, :
100000, the part consisting of coin
weighing about 5000 tons.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Caroline Janich, who was the Oldest
living Russian author, is dead.
Cyrus Brown was sentenced to death
at Column bus, Ind, for the murder of
his wife.
The Kansas State Association of Sher-
ifs condemned Governor Lswelling's
tramp circular.
A longhaired crank with a G-shooter
called to see Governor Renfro at Guth-
RE, O. T.
A class of young ladies at the North
ern Indiana Normal school propose to
study for the bar.
The Burlington and the Kansas City
business men have agreed on COM
promise grain rate.
Michael Davitt emphatically denies
the. STATEMENTS connecting him with
the murder Of DR.. Croain.
An Indianapolis widow, who broke
off her engagement, is threatened with
death by her former fiancee.
A deputation of London's unem-
ployed called on Mr. Gladstone and APP
pealed TO him for government relief.
In order to meet his agreement to
pay his creditors so cents on the dollar
it has been developed that Governor
Foster must raise more funds.
Construction of new track in 1898
was less by 200 miles than in 1892 or
1891. The estimated trackage of the
United States Jan. l, 1894, is II. 1858
miles
Railroad Commissioner Hennessey of
Missouri, commenting on the condition
of the st. Louis and Hannibal rail
road, says that its roadbed is reason
ably safe.
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l.anna ana Gagged The ralioeman.

GIRARD. o., Jan. IA gang of
masked men bouni and gagged NJ. f.
Bronson, the only policeman in the
town and placed him III a blacksmith
shop, where he was found almost ex>
hausted from his long confinement.
The gang then visited ths general mer.
chandise store OF Hart>eiI & McNish
and gained an entrance ny bursting
open door. where tsey stole lot OF
deeds. mortgages and a small amount
of cash.
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He WILL BE HANGED.
PRENDERGAST MUST PAY FOR KILL
ING CARTER HARRISON.

The Jury Is Unanimous as to His SAN
ity and Returns Verdict Assessing
the Death Penalty The Assassin Al.
most Carried to His Cell.
CHICAGO, Jan. l. PrenIergast, the
murderer of Carter H. Harrison. will be
hanged for his crime The verdict of
the jury has said it and the people ap-
prove it. Ably defended as the assas-
sin has been, strong AS has been the ev-
idence addnce7 to save his neck from
the halter. the jury found him sane ami
responsible for his act, and demanded
that he pay the highest penalty for his
offense against the law. The price.
however, is a sorry ONE at best. The
value to the world Of one life such as
that of Carter H. Harrison would weigh
down the scale against the existence of
100 such as Prendergast
Nothing since the commission of his
crime SO irritated Prendergast as the
comparison between himself and Gui-
teau. He has resisted it with energy
and scorn, as though the assassin of
Garfield was foul and creeping thing
compared with himself. But in the
courtroom yesterday afternoon he
showed that one trait existed in com
mon between himself and Guiteau.
He proved himself an unmanly, miser-
able coward, a creature who would
have life at any price, under any con-
ditions, anywhere, anyhow, only lei it
be life. When Clerk Fitzgerald arose
to read the finding Of the iury the rris
oner stood clutehing he back of a
chair, cycling him with the most intense
eagerness. His long bony fingers nerv-
ously clasped and unclasped the back
of the chair, his knees tremDled vio-
lently, his face flushed and his pitieful
looking mouth opened and closed as
though it would say something but
lacked the power TO speak. He was al
carried to his cell
The jury was out exactly one hour.
After the jury had retired general
discussion of the testimony followed
and the jurors expressed their individ-
ual opinions, particular attention be-
ing paid to the testimony of the insan-
ity experts. Then two ballots were
taken. The first. to determine the
guilt or innocence of the prisoner, re-
suited in a unanimous verdict of guilty
The second ballot was to determine
upon the penalty and the~12 men all
said hanging. The foreman then
wrote out the verdict 1t was approved
by the other jurors and delivered to
the court.
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THE DOCK FIR
IT is CAUSING SOME UNsAsl~-
THROUGHOUT THs COUNTRY.

The Retirement of tue Postal Nate j
the Feature to Which OBJECTION /. :.
Raised rls~ Trea~ur, vaults t:s,n@fts>-
man hailez's Bankruptcy MA.
WASHINGTON, Jan. The passage
by the house and the probable passage
IN the senate of the Dockery coInlnis-
sion bill in relation to postal affairs has
aroused much interest on the subject
throughout the country. The bill is
generally misunderstood
There seems to be. some apprehension
on the part of those in whose business
the postal note has heretofore PLAYED an
important part that the abolition of
this method of transmitting money viii
again restrict them to the use OF stamps.
This especially applies to newspapers
and To retail merchants who do large
mail business in articles of small
value.
1T these MEN of affairs are forced to
return to the stamp method loss of
from to per cent on all mail receipts
is inevita BILE; that is, they will receive
flood of postage stamps and have to
allow from 3 to 5 per cent. discount i'll
order to dispose of them.
The Dockery law first of all materi-
ally reduces, the cost of the money or
der. Il pr sides a money order up to
$3.50 far in excess of the average postal
note. for ) cents the same price. And
in order to fully cover the present
postal note business il gives to the post
master general discretion with which
to establish limited money order Offices.
1t is expected that Mr. Bissell will at
once transfer all the 700 postal note
offices to money order offices of this
class. The limited money order office
will have power to issue money orders
up to 50, but not to redeem.
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The Eoulsville bridge Victims.

LOUISVILLE. Jan. From present
indications it would seem that the un-
found bodies that were lost in the Lou
isville and Jacksonville bridge disaster
may remain in their watery grave.
That of John Holden was the last
found, and since then, although the
work of searching has been pushed, no
traces of the remaining bodies have
been found. The coroGer will probably
hold an inquest some time in January.
He will wait until all chances of find
ing any more of the u men who are
supposed 70 be in the wreck are given
up, A boiy was taken out of the river
near Tell City, Ind. and as it was cut
badly about the chest and shoulders it
is thought to be the remains of one of
the victims Of the bridge disaster here
The body was badly decomposed, and
had been III the water long time.
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Arrested For Counterfeltlng.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Jan. CHARLES E.
Holmes of Betheny was bound over in
the sum of $4,000 for alleged counter
feiting. Several witnesses swore that
Holmes melted up ateapot and made 30
counterfeit dollars, and that he also
made large number of counterfeit
halves, quarters and nickels. A dozen
molds were captured with him. The
officers are certain that gang is oper-
ating in that section and other arrests
will follow.
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The Bankruptcy Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. When Repre-
sentative Bailey of Texas reported from
the judiciary committee the bankruptcy
bill, differing from the Oates bill in the
material point of having no involuntary
provisions. he did not make any ex-
tended report. Il now appears that
Messrs. Oates of Alabama and Wolver-
ton OF Pennsylvania will make a ma
jority report against the bill as re-
ported. Mr. Bailey will also prepare a
report showing why he thinks his bill
should be preferred to any o.her.
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A French steamer seizsd.

New ORLEANS, Jan. l. The French
steamer Havre was seized here on a suit
brought by the steerage passengers,
who complained that the water fur
nisheti them was unwholesome and the
food insufficient and often rotten, so
that they We're put on short rations for
portion of the voyage. Captain La
pute was arrested charged with viola
ting the laws of the United States,
which requires that passengers shall be
provided with proper fool, and the
ship was sued for damages.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. lit was learned
at the interior department, in fact the
information came directly from the
secretary's Office, that the department
does not intend to suspend Register
Malone of the Perry land office pending
his trial. The departments convinced
that Malone's Indictment is piece OF
political spite work, and will take as
little notice of it as possible under the
circumstances
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]. .arahIe.fn Harrison.

|baroN, Jan. Considerable
4ew out Of the publication that
|Rathbone of Hamilton, O.,
ssistant postmaster general I'M
nson, was at the head Of an o.
b looking to the denomination
hon in 1896. Rath bones denial
tjnnati paper increases the be-
|sueb a movement is afioat.
Whitfield and Mr.. Cox of Gin
b said TO be at outs with Nc
bla favor Harrison and are in
themselves in his behalf.
understood to be a strong I'M
brent similar to that in O 0
PIT the country favorable TO
hnation of Harrison.