The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-04-11
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
ESinor Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.

E5inor Matters of Interest i'm the Capital
City.
MoNntv April 1.-Reports to the Director Of
the Mint show coinage during the month OF
March, 1895, as follows: Gold. s., 500, lo2;
silver, 1913 536; minor coin, 10,l96. Total
coinage, So. sos, S35. OF the silver coined,
SlO0.29O was in standard dollars. IN addl-
tion to the above there was coined S442OOo IN
20.cent silver pieces for Ecuador. This was
done by virtue of an act Of Congress author
iZing coinage for foreign Governments on
payment of the cost of the same, when it does
not interfere with our own.-The following
named attorneys have been disharred from
practice before the Interior Department Tor
Illegal conduct of pension cases: Lock WOOD
w. Mead, Sherman, Tex; NJ. V. Blake, Nor
pantown. n C.: George H. Demorest, Seneca
Falls, n. Y.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2-Another evidence of the
onposition to the State OF South Dakota TAX
ing 80, 600 acres OF land in the Yankton Sioux
Indian reservation BtOut TO be opened, was
received at the interior Department ia the
form of a petition presented by Col A. W.
Foster and an Interpreter named Charles
Pico. and signed 10y 239 Indians. The State
wants the lands for school indemnity pur-
poses. but is opposed by the Indians for what
reason is not known. as il does not appear
that the Indians viii be in any way affected
in the matter. The petition was referred to
the Secretary.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3.-Four hundred New
England school msrns visited Washington
for the double purpose of viewing the city
and inspecting the public school system here
Hon. William l.. Wilson took the oath OF
Office as Postmaster-General to-day. Chiet
Justice Fuller appeared AT the Postotfice De-
partment al II o'clock and administered the
oath In the presence OF the principal officials
of the DEPARTMENT Mrs. Fuller, wife Of the
Chief Justice, and Miss Wilson, daughter of
The new Postmaster General were present at
the ceremony.
THURSDAY, APRIL At was stated to-day
that the income-tax returns are coming IN
far beyond the expectations OF the oiDclals.
To save time and avoid complications the
collectors were instructed to classify and
send ia the returns the 10th OF each
month. and therefore no reports have been
received of a date later than March 10.
Nevertheless as many az 10000 returns have
already heen received and are now being
verified and recorded 1t is estimated that
the returns made to the collectors prior TO
March 10 represent at least 81, 100000 IN IN
come-tax, and that the actual amount re-
turned TO Anrl will aggregate Sl50e0000.
The annual report of Librarian Spoliord.
of the Congressional Library. for 1891, will
soon he printed. 1t shows that during the
wear 81, 762 copyrights were entered as against
5S956 for lSJ3 and that 40,20S copyright
publications OF all kinds were received. OF
the publications received about "a. 600 were
books. $1,000 musical compositions 10000
periodicals and 5 COO photographs. while the
remainder were made up Of dramatic com
positions, engrayings. chromOs prints, de-
signs maps and charts. Mr.. Spofford says
there has been a steady, though not rapid,
progress IN the extension Of international
copyrights
FRIDAY, APRIL SC. C. Eagruder, of Mary
land. has been appointed Teller in the Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency, vice Col.
Amos Webster removed. Mr.. Magi uder was
formerly Chief OF Division in the Third
Auditors Office. Col. Webster was one Of Gen.
Grants Aids-de-Camp and was Chief Clerk
OF the Treasury under Republican rule
Baron BIO BrAnco, the Brazilian PleniPoten-
tisry on the boundary-line dispute consid-
cred aud determined by President Cleveland,
presented his letters of recall TO the Presi-
dent. Acting Secretary OF State Uhl pre-
scented the Baron Secretary Gresham being
out Of the city. The Baron was accompanied
by Gen Cerqueira, Admiral Guillobel, and
three Secretaries Of the Brazilian Legation.
The President made a significant speech on
arbitration on receiving the letter.
SATURDAY, APRIL 6.-Geu John ID. Farms
worth, q we'll and respected resident
OF Albany, n. T., died in this city. The i'm
mediate cause OF death was a paralytie
stroke. superinduced by heart disease. Gen.
FarBsworth was born at Towuer's Station,
n. Y. in 1882. At the beginning OF the war
he entered the QuRrtermaster's Department.
United States Army, and served until the
close OF the war. Eftcrwsrd be went into
the lumber business in New York and
smsssed fortune. He was prominent in
the GAR