The National tribune., 1896-11-19
WEEK IN WASHINGTON

WEEA I'm WACE1lNOl0N
sunday, Nov s-The monthly comparative
statement of the principal articles of domes-
tic exports to be issued by the Bureau of
Statistics. will show that exports OF bread
stuffs during October, 1896. to have amounted
to sla.s 1864. s96 same month last year $l2 291.-
oil. For the 10 months ended October 81
the amount was $I35 2SS 1884, as compared
with SS7. 500 351 for the same period in 1893.
The cotton exports during October last aegre-
gated So, PAS. 406. as compared with $21. eoo,-
447 during October, 1895. The amount oil
mineral oils exported during October last was
6,094 1853; same month in 1888 $o,o9o,ol4.
For the last 10 months the amount was
$50 325 276, as against S44 972, 499 for the same
months in 1885. The exports of provisions
during last October amounted to $14,359, 23O,
as compared with SIS. Isl, 632 for October,
1895.
MONDAY. Nov. 9-William P. Hazen, Chief OF
the Secret Service, Treasury Department. In
his annual report shows the total number OF
arrests made during the last fiscal year oy
agents of his Division and other quailhed
officers to have been $50. OF this number
9S were for manufacturing, passing, etc,
counterfeit paper money. 10 for altering 90
legations of the United States. 30 for altering
and passing obligations of the United States,
counterfeit coins. OF the whole number OF
persons arrested It's were convicted and SEN
fenced 144 pleaded guilty and were SEN
fenced. The remainder are either awaiting
trial or sentence, or not tried. The lines ia-
posed by the courts amounted to $45. ASS.
The sentences aggregated go years. The
amount of altered or counterfeit notes capt
ured during the year was SSSo,S7l, OF when
$3.50 126 were United States notes, o1,oo9
were silver certificates, 1924. 636 we're Cana
dian notes The amount of counterfeit coin
captured was $I0,67a The counterfeiting OF
gold and silver coins has been on the increase
in all parts of the country Chief Hazen
asks for an appropriation of $l00, 600 for the
expenses of the service during the coming
year.
TUESDAY, Nov. 10.-It was announced to-day
that the estimates for the entire Indian serv-
ice for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1898,
TO be submitted to Congress 1t the opening
of the session, call for an appropriation OF
81 290. 600 in round numbers. This is $780,
600 more than the appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year. The increase is dine to the
policy of the Government adopted at the
last session of Congress to abolish gradually
contract Indian schools and place all Indian
schools absolutely under Government con-
troll One-h of the number Of Indian
pupils are now attending contract schools,
but ali are required to be in the regular Gov
eminent schools within IL months of the
present fiscal year. The additional expendi-
ture is further necessitated by the increase
of 1000 Indian pupils 3 year, estimated by
the Indian Bureau. OF the total estimates
the detailed items of expenses for the support
of schools ana for the ful6llment of treaty
stipulations with various tribes make up
$5,000,000.
Nov. n-Pardons were granted
BY the President to w. Ii. Clune, Isaac Ross
and Philip Stanwood, all ofCalifornia. They
were sentenced Dec 6. 1894. to be confined
IN the jail st Los Angeles for conspiracy in
connection with railway riots, then prevail
ing Mr.. Cleveland said: These convicti
have suffered more than nine m0rths i'm
prisonment under their sentences / am
hound to assume that they we're guilty of IN
o6ense most dangerous in its character and
in the commission of which they aided and
encouraged an unlawful defiance of authority
which threatened the most distressing con.
sequences. 1 am convinced, however, thai
these men are not criminals, but laborinf
men swept into q violation of law by frs
yielding TO the counsels of disorder. / an
also convinced that the imprisonment already
suffered by these prisoners will be ample
warning 10 the thousands equally guilty
though unpuuished, and to those who may b
hereafter tempted.
THURSDAY. Nov. 1.-THE aggregate weight o
mail sent from this country to other coun
tries by sea was 6266.914 pounds according
TO the annual report of Capt. N. n. Brooks
Superintendent of Foreign Mails. OF thi
amount 500. 600 pounds were sent across tn
Atlantic. Tue postage collected on article
exchanged with foreign countries largely ex
coed the gross expense incurred by the DE
partment in connection with that service
The sum of 1924. 756 was received by thi
country for mail exchanged with other coun
tries Only 1.5i6 errors were reported in th
distribution of ii, 5l6. 373 letters and posta
cards The net excess of cost Of the contrac
ocean mail service Was $453. 1856.
FRIDAY, Nov. Lit was announced to-da
that smother long-standiBg American bou nd
airy dispute is 10 be settled by arbitration i
accordance with q treaty executed severa
days ago at Bogota. by which Costa Rca AM
Colombia have agreed to leave their terri
forial division line to the adjudication of tn
President OF France or, in the event tina
he cannot undertake the responsibility
President Diaz of Mexico will be asked, an
as a measure of extreme precaution in cas-
two refusals are received, the never-failin
last recourse OF a reference to the Presideu
of Switzerland is provided for in the CONVEX
ton. Secretary Olney has just been officiall
informed of this arrangement by Seno
Calve. the Costa Rican Minister to whom h
expressed qualification in the most cordi;
terms. The controversy involves large an
valuable tract of the American isthmus.
SATURDAY, Nov. 14-The total number
cases coming before the Record and Pensio
Bureau Of the War Department has bee
steadily diminishing. according to the al
naal report of Col. Ainsworth. Chief of ti
Bureau. On the other hand, the percentaf
of cases requiring administrative action,
something more than a mere statement
the military history Of the soldier, has large
Increased, Involving much more work
their disposition. A large number of inqu
Ties are now being received from descenda
Of the soldiers Of the Revolution. and it is G.
pected that these will be supplemented |
similar inquiries as to the soldiers of the vi
of 1872 as soon as the military history of the
soldiers is completed.
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS,
The Autumns of Washington are usually
favorable TO health and pleasant for drives th
in late years the Capital has grown to be F.
resort of travellers for pleasure, and there is
well distinguished class of visitors who alwa