Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
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States, in the calendar year of Is
Mr.. Worthington G. Ford, chief
the Bureau of Statistics, said: III
almost impossible to Judge of
course of trade by values alone.
no single year since 1873 has tn
been such sudden and marked fall
prices, export and import, as
occurred in the last eighteen mont
For example, the value of domei
exports in the fiscal year 1894 :
only SO, 900, 900 less than the value
the exports in the fiscal year lSE
yet the value of the exports in
calendar year 1894 was $3.50, 600, c
less / iaa III the calendar year Is
Quite as interesting difference
shown in the imports. The value
free import in the fiscal years Il
and 1891 was $579, 795, 536 and $36
24l 1852, respectively, n difference
favor of 1894 of $l3, 800, 900. A co
parlson of imports for the calen(
years would show a difference in fa,
Of 1891 of $46, 100000. Dutiable j
ports were SO greatly affected by
uncertainty of tariff Legislation IL
the calendar year 1894 appears aim
disastrous in its total, the differer
being Sl06, 100000 in favor of
calendar year 1891. Passing to t
raw textile materials, it is seen Il
the importation OF raw cotton
5000, 600 pounds greater in 1894
in 1893. The imports of unmanl
tured silk, an article that ough
feel depression, gave an increas
B, 400, 600 pounds. The import
manufactured textiles gave heav,
ductions-$5, 600, 900 in cotton IL
factures, $4,000, 900 in manufac
of flax and hemp, more than 80,
600 in manufactures of silk, and
than $l3, 900, 900 in manutactur
wool.
A CABLE TO HAwAu-The sen
expect the 100000 appropri
for cable from San Frar
to Hawaii, to be kept in
diplomatic appropriation bill.
President Stevenson will submit
point of order raised by Senator
against the appropriation to tn
cision of the Senate, and as the
believed to be a majority fol
Hawaiian cable, the point of
will be overruled, and then, whe
vote is taken on the main que
the appropriation will be adopte
WITNESSES TO BE TRIED. --Th
calcitrant witnesses in the suga
vestigation will have to stand
The United States Supreme
refused today to grant writs Of h
corpus to Broker Chapman and
Shriver, the newspaper correspon
Chief Justice Fuller delivered Il
cision. Justice Field dissented.
Chief Justice said that neither
cases presented exceptional Gil
stnnGes II otter trial A de-
ants they could then apply for
of error, If they should NJ
granted, they could then appl
writ1 of habeas corpus. The ell
Justice will be served better if
were no interference at this time
NOMINATIONS CoNFTRMED-The
ate has confirmed the following
nations: Holmes Conrad OF Nir
to be solicitor-general; j. NJ. D
son of Tennessee, to be assistant
ney.general. Postmasters-Mas
setts: I. F. Hagerty, Woburn
lard +. Charles, Reading; Walt
Keith, Campello. Connecticut
l.. Elliott, Clinton.
New CABINET OFFIcIALs-Mr
Ettrick of Massachusetts has
duced bill into the House esta
ing department of trade and
merce under the charge of a seer
who shall have seat in the presidel
cabinet, and draw salary of 81, OOO
year. The bill requires that the s
retarv shall procure all informal
concerning trade and commerce.
shall also perform all the duties
cumbent upon the secretary OF
treasury in relation to the trade
commerce of the United States.
CHANGE IN CABINET - Regard
Postmaster General Bissells repor
intention to resign from the cabin
gentleman standing high in
Democratic party, who is we'll pos
upon official affairs, said that he
it from an authentic and unquestiol
source that the postmaster-gene
was going to resign, and that Rep
sentative Tracey of New York, VIII
term expires with the present G.
gress, WAS to succeed him. When
change was to take place the gen
man could not say.
WASHINGTON NoTEs-The nomi
tions of Holmes Conrad, of Virgin
to be solicitor-general, and l.
Dickinson of Tennessee, to be as
tant attorney-general, have been
ported favorably to the Senate.
Legislative, Executive and Judi,
Supply bill has been reported to
House. 1t carries 81 ,SO5, 526, incl
ing S40S, 600 for salaries of officers
enforce the income tax law-The pl
ident nominated yesterday A, Osbo
to be customs collector at Edgario'
Mass. and H. p. Killed. at Glou,
ter, Mass-The bill to retire JUS
Jackson, of the United States Supre
Court has been reported fayorably
the Senate without the ten-day prov
The Senate has passed the Ho
Navigation bill, the Gettysburg P
bill and the resolution calling for
formation as to contracts between
Canadian Pacific Railroad Comp,
and American lines, by which
former refraiued from competing
freight and traffic in certain localit
The Post. Office Supply bill was
ported without an appropriation
special mail facilities between Spri
field, Mass, and New Orleans '
New York, Washington and AtlantP
Makes Steel OF Copper.
William Rumsey of Owosso, Mich,
duces tangible evidence that he has dist
cred the lost art of tempering copper