Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-07-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. !


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idea Of the magnitude Of the job can
be had from the computation sug-
gested by the fact that there are y
drawers in each of the 81 cabinets,
which the visitor can see in the court
OF the building, aud in each drawer
on an average are 80 jackets. Thus
there are in the cases that the spec
tator can see on the main floor
OF the pension office 7,270 draw
ers, which contain 2l6,4OO appilca'
tons ior pensions WIN all the
papers incident to e"ch cialm' Inc
tally must show the nature OF the
claim, whether the service OF the ap-
plicant was military or naval whether
It is the claim OF soldier, MS WidoW
or his children, whether 1t is original,
reissue or increase, ana whether IL
Ill.,. ,' , ISm, r ,,;l .oI.o a. 30 oo,o IIo+a t6e
a'.,,. w 'G2 ~ 5,o.toin ". I,nt a. tha ,,raOanf
o'''t - 80 ,,' iii ,,.ahohf,, tol,a
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376, 300 SILVER DOLLARS-Ihe issue
OF standard silver dollars from the
mints and treasury Offices for the week
ending June 90 was 1915, 900, and for
the corresponding period last year
was S33S, Il9. The shipment OF lrac-
tional silver coins for the month of
June was S9l ,353. 20, and for the cor
responding period last year was SSo3,-
POI.
OFFrrFD A PLACE N CH1cAGO-Mr.
JohnT, Dovle. secretary Of the United
State, civil service commission, has
been offered the uosition of secretary
of the municipal civil service commits
sion of Chicago, which has lust been
ORGANIZED under Il new law. 1t is not
known whether Mr.. Dovle will accept
the offer or not.
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"il H'"'1''io',o ,, ~. Wv ';,". -, e"' IH''
Gh"eo' Sno" "u l','Ie1S' iI III INC P"p''c ,I
u''' "'o " ','o =, Oono ''''''' VI l'1'
November ""u ieor'"l'' o,'1 iN'''h
l"rser CASH o"'"n'' ""N ''" ''n'i'o
!n"h year ago "e cn'''eS' e nea'
ln5 uen' On June 1', i''f' was oo'o'
VI 'o''' "t'" '''' ''''' ""' " 'ng go o-'
cu!"!aon ot P"l'ei ii'o"'H was ,'oo''
S''' 'o' % ' ,oo- 1rt '0'l''''sGS oo3 neo
lof 'unc 'o. io"'' n' are - lo' -o-' ooo
uI'o @op"' o i"'' "o0' u'' ',tot e"'o -
ABOUT 9-"' ooo'o 'ooo' l ''o'' 'iS''to" w
ho' represent q'''r 'he P'oSo'i, s'a,o
oi 'n1 tre"'nr'' 'eo'"'Y 'Io oons' az
Pl"Geo aorono 'Ss nave "o' ye' 'een % ON
c'ullE Ger'l''eo na =" q, '"i' VI 'lo
p"ol'c oe"'' |n''e 'NeI Piooee"'
III 9oI' nave "eeT ~, Wv 'o'eieo l'l'o o..l .ue
chances in the debt bporinp no inter-
est 50 TINT the actunl net debt of
sl $40 953 GAG on June 30 1894
would have TO be increased by s75, 900.
70 show the nresent state Of the treas-
urv occorlina to the nresent methods
Of bool;keeninc port Of this in.
crease is offset. however, by the in.
croose in tbe treasury cash from Sll7
5oI lof an lima "a 1904 70 e105 ol0
ia an lima 3O 1So5 Tho foct
.hot tbis would snhstontiol1v w;na
ort +ho ootrol increase in snita of an
oot,,oI irorooso in tbe laht ia oooorn+ed
far Inv tba foct tbot the cold
rasorve was stated as q demand Iiab bil.
;tr - ga a. Ooi q voor ara wbiIa II
- .to+oJ 90 Demand liohiIitv for +bs
even sum of 800, OOO, 600, The
actual fact regarding the existing
treasury situation is more clearly IN
dicated by the deficit OF Si2, $50, U49
shown by the statement OF receipts
and expenditures for the year.
Nrw corprpp T.w-Tba intarstata
oon,moroo commission has issuad an
ordor for q hearing to several railways
on thoir onnlirations for tho extonsion
Of the date for compliance with the
now oonrler law 'rhe Inv rannires
onr,norc, tn ha enninnad haforo Jnlv
Ieo, u.ith rr,h.irons and bonj,
hoi1s ~ +ho onj. and siIes Of tbe COWS