The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-30
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

SuNDAY. MAY I9-Funeral services were held
over tho remains of Rear Admiral Amy, who
died Thursday. The Rev. Dr. Mchlm con-
ducted the services and the interment was in
Congressional Cemetery. The psll-bearers
were Admirsls Hughes. Upshur. Jouett and
Roe, Gems. Vincent and Drum, Pay Director
Caswell. Judge Hagner, and Mr.. Charles Al
bert. The bOdy-beareTs were sailors and
marines. The Loyal Legion aud the Asso-
citation of California Forty-niners attended
the services in a body.
MONDAY. May 20.-The Trustees Of the Ameri.
can University, the big Methodist educational
institution to be located in the suburbs oil
Washington. held a meeting at which over
$4,000 was subscribed for building the HIS
Iorcal Hall and Library. Tho Executive
Committee was authorized 10 appoints Build
ing Committee to secure competitive plans
from different architects for the Hall OF HIS
tory to be approved by the Board OF 1rus-
tees at n meeting 10 be called in the early
Fall Work the building viii be begun
as soon thereafter as contracts can be closed.
TUESDAY, NAY 2L-The general ravages of the
pocket gophers in the United States and the
means OF their destruction are commented on
in bulletin Of the Agricultural Department
The bulletin deals largely with habits and
economic status OF these rodents and was
compiled by Vernon Bailey, Chief Field
Naturalist, who advances the proposition that
their use as food is feasible aud profitable un-
less they are too small. They strict
vegetarisns, their habits are cleanly aud
in no way Objectionable, aud these are cited
as reasons why they should be utilized to this
advantage.
WEDN EspAY. MAY pa report to the State
Department from Consul Tate at Barbadoes
West Indies. states that the proposed new
tariff which he submitted in a statement re-
Gently has been agreed to. In addition to
the increases OF duty upon American goods
which he gave at the time there has been an
increase on dried and salt fish of 20 cents per
1l2 pounds and on rice of SO cents per 100
pounds. Molasses, formerly free, is "A cents
per gallon, and sugar, formerly free, is $40
per 100 pounds.
FBURsDAY. NAY 23.-The coffee crop of South
and Central America this year will lie about
10 per cent short Of the crop last year, ac-
cording 10 statistics received here. The
Brazilian crop last season was :, 100, 600 bags
and the new crop is estimated al consider
ably less. The Mexican and Central Ameri-
can crops are increasing yearly. The worlds
consumption OF coffee last year was il .357,-
$50 bags, OF which the United States was first
as a consumer and Brazil first as a producer.
1t was stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that about $4,000 had been covered
One Of the immediate effects of the Courts
decision viii be the dismissal of the entire
force OF Deputy Collectors aud clerks en-
ployed under the Income Tax appropriation.
The law authorized the employment Of 1903
additional Deputy Collectors. About go
Deputies were appointed aud are now in the
field collecting data.
FRIDAY, MAY 2s-The Chief of the Secret
Service, William p Hazen, returned from
4. 4.
two-cent stamps taken from counterfciters
arrested there. Mr. Hazen believes there
arc still about $4,000 counterfeit stamps in
circulation. THE Mexican Minister. Senior
Romero, referring to the Published statement
that the Mexican Government has deereed
an export duty discriminating against the
American capital invested in Mexican mining
enterprises, said that he was not aware that
such bill had been approved as yet by the
Mexican Congress-, but that as IL was pre-
scented by the Executive, he believed il very
likely it would be approved. Senior Romero
further stated the real Object of the pending
bill was 10 distribute upon the whole mining
industry Of Mexico the very b ieh duty which
is now levied upon the mnting OF silver
equally between all the silver producers Of
Mexico the present taxes which now lay
only upon certain classes Of miners. There
fore the impuiatiOn that it was discriminate
Eng measure against American capital IN
vested in mining in Mexico was without
foundation.
SATURDAY, May 25.-It is understood that the
President has approved recommendation
made by the Civil Service Commission for
fbe extension Of the classic ed service to sun
dry positions In the Agricultural Depart
nenL The Civil Service rules now apply to
q certain extent in the Department but
there were various Offices which the Com
mission thought ought to be filed by CON-
netitiye examination.