The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-07-04
THE WEEK in WASHINGTON.

SUNDAY. JUNE 2l-A Census report shows
that there Is3 religions denominations ~
this country: communicates 6,Gl2.oO5. wD'
belong TO I65. ia congregations. Inc LEAD
ing denominations have commandments ~
round numbers as follows Catholic, 6.2oS
600; Methodist 4600 600: Baptist 3,s25.
900: Presbyterian, l.2a0,3i32; Lntheran' L.
100000: Protestant Episcopal. $4,000. ON
OF total of 10000 Jewish communicates
the Reformed exceed the Orthodox by 15-
600. There are j.. 800 Russian Orthodox
100 Greek Orthodox, AND l0S50 Greek Laih0
lies. The Salvation Army has o,192 mem
beers enrolled and The Christian Scientists es'
is less than that number. i ne oenom IA
tion OF Ethical Culture " has membership
of ]. 064. while the " Altnist isahie 10 show
but % followers. The members OF the The
osophical Society aggregate 90.
MONDAY. JUNE 22.-A ice-N onsnl Harris, AT
Cardiff Males has sent 10 The Department
OF State a report showing the British export
of tin plate for the first three months OF 1910
as compared with the same period OF 1854.
In January. February, and March. 1894, the
total ex port was st. SSl TONS valued AT l,019.-
800 pounds sterling of which se6l6 tons
were exported 10 the United States. During
the same period IN 1885 the totsl export was
93,672 tons, valued at 1907 600 pounds ster-
liag, of which $3.50 tons were sent TO the
United States
TUESDAY. JUNE 23.--The understanding that
Spain would regard with favor an interna-
tional commission TO adjust pending claims
brings out the fact that on Feb. IA, lsS9,
Secretary Gresham submitted 10 Spain the
draft of treaty providing for such com
mission. This offer Of treaty was never
withdrawn, and il is now before tile Spanish
authorities. SO that if they regard such a
plan with favor there appears TO be nothing
in the way Of an agreement.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2s.-The Korean Govern
ment has made an allowance of 5000 yen
labout s. GOO TO sustain The Korean legation
at Washington. This is likely to be followed
at no distant day by the appointment of a
new Minister OF the return Of the old Minis
ter who has been In Seoul the Korean Capt.
tai. fer some months. The making of suit
able allowance for the legation ENSURES its
retention, and overcomes the fears that this
unique and picturesque branch OF tho Diplo-
matte Corps would be Withdrawn.
THURSDAY, JUNE 25.-Ihe President signed
an order providing fer the Rppoin lament of
engineers and assistant engineers in the Gov
eminent departments at Washington by COM
petitive examination nnGer Civil Service
rules. instead of competitive exalnipa-
tons, as formerly. The action is taken Mt
the instance of the engineers and assistants
now in tie service who united in a petition
urging the necessity OF the action, and ask
fng for the same protection under Civil Scrv-
ice rules accorded to clerks. About go Off
GERS are affected.
zIDAY JUNE 26.-The assignment of State
agents in new system OF gathering crop sta
tistics has been completed, save for two Dis
Tricts. The new plan practically does away
with the State agencies, AS tue States are
grouped into Districts. which only State
agent will supervise. The present system of
County reports viii also he suppanied by
one proyidiag for reporter ju every township
and the two systems viii b. USED conformity,
each acting as q check on the other. The
country will he divided into 81 Districts
Fourteen of these will comprise groups OF
States aud seven single States. Some of the
State agents have been retained as District
agents and others will be dropped from the
rolls.
bATURDAY, JUHE ga public playground
5Or the boys and girls OF Washington has
been set apart On the gresBsward OF the
ellipse just south of the White House &C
eording 10 a provision of the sundry civil
appropriation act, approved March 2. 1895
The ground set apart is al the south or b
street end of the eilipse. though It's actual
boundaries have not yet been determined
Upon.