The National tribune., 1896-11-26
WEEK IN WASHINGTON

SUNDAY, Nov. 15-Ccl. George p Wood die
at his residence, 913 T street. He was
member of Garfield Post, s. of this city. III
served through the war in the 18th Ind an
achieved distinction in many fierce conflict:
He was widely known and had hosts of warn
friends
MONDAY. Nov. 16-The Commissioners Genera
of Immigration in his annual report show
that during the last fiscal year the arrival
of immigrants in this country aggregated
343. 267, of whom 340 46S were landed ant
2,799 were debarred and deported at the ex
pense of the various steamship lines by which
they came. The statistics at hand" TIN
Commissioner General states, do not justif,
the conclusion that our alien population j
growing in undue proportions. A compari
son of the figures for the past year, 1926
with the average annual immigration for tht
preceding 10 fiscal years, 435, 0S5. discloses
decrease of 81 SIS or over 81 per cent. Suci
data as have been able to obtain as to The
number of those who annually return to Their
own country, though approximate only, lead
ME to donbt seriously that there has beer
any material increase in our foreign-bori
population since 1893" The report shows
that of the total number of immigrants over
Ia years of age that arrived during the year
5,066 could not write and rs 100 could Beithei
read nor write, which is 2S63 per cent. of the
whole number Of arrivals 212, 466 we're males
and 1890 females.
TUESDAY, Nov. 1.-THE records of the Treas
ury Department show that from Feb. j, 1896
TO Nov. there were coined at the mints ci
the United States 16 262, 922 standard silver
dollars from the balance of the silver bullion
on hand purchased under the act of July Ia
1890. The seigniorage upon this amount was
$505l, 430. which has been tnrned into the
Treasury. The balance of the silver bullion
purchased under the act of 1890 on hand Nov.
i, 1886. was I25;O6i ,a63 fine ounces which
cost the Government $l12, e65, 625. The coin
age value of this amount is $i6l, 693, 900.
WEDNESDAY, Nov 1S.-It was announced to
day that Miss Clara Barton and the other
officers of the Red Cross Society had COM
pieted their detailed reports of the Armenian
relief expedition to Asia Minor last Winter.
The report made by Miss Barton covers the
work of the several ex petitions sent out from
Constantincple. Miss Barton returns thanks
20 the press of the United States, to the con-
tributors to the relief fund, aud to other
agencies for aid in carrying out the purposes
of the mission. She asserts that, notwith-
standing all that has been done through all
agencies. infinitely mere remains to be done
by some one. The report of Geo. II. Pullman,
Financial Secretary, shows that there was
expended on the relief mission total oil
$il6,326 of which s., 526 was on account OF
administration.
ports made to-day, the worlds harvest of
wheat for 1896 in comparison with the pre-
ceding year. is below the average. and con-
eiderably less satisfactory in quality as well
as in quantity. The cold Spring had bad
effect upon crops. and the drought spoiled
them in Europe, to great extent IN south.
ern Russia, but in Spain and Portugal espec.
cialiy. As to the countries of the Southern
Hemisphere. in which grain ripeus in Decem-
Der and February, the conditions for the
growth of wheat were also unsatisfactory.
This Information refers to the harvest gath
cred in those countries during the last days
OF 1895 and the first months of 1885, The
greater portion of these supplies entered the
international market long ago and was con-
sumed
FRIDAY. Nov 20-Dispatches received in this
city from Rome announce that Rev. DIR.
Thomas J. Conaty, ID. d., pastor of the
Church of the Sacred Heart Worcester,
Mass. has been appointed rector Of the Cath
Ollie University TO succeed Bishop Keane
The appointment of DIR. Conaty as rector of
abe Catholic University is regarded by nearly
all here as the best selection that could have
been made At this particular time. The ele-
ments In the Church which have opposed
bishop keane and his policy In managing
she university are pleased. The Jesuits are
favorabie TO him, as he was educated at their
college. and is regarded as a believer in their
ideas of education. At the same time, Dr.
Conaty is not regarded as direct opposite to
Bishop keane. and while it is not believed
that he will carry out the ideas of the latter
sn many respects yet j. is not expected that
he will make many radical departures
SATURDAY. Nov. 21.-Wiilis L. Moore, Chief
OF the Weather Bureau. in his report of the
operations of the Bureau during the fiscal
year Of his administration says in part:
Timely warnings OF all severe storms likely
TO cause injury TO shipping were sent TO all
maritime stations and resulted ia almost iu-
calculablc benefit. In the harbor of Buffalo
alone during six of the most severe storms of
the past Winter a total of over $50 vessels,
aggrcgating in yalue upward $4,000 000,
and having on board 1 800 persons, we're de-
taincd in port by reason of the Weather
Bureau warnings. Mr. Moore points out that
40 cold wave or frost OF unusual intensity has
occurred without forewarning. aud that while
no disastrous foods have occurred during the
year the warnings given by the Bureau in
cases OF heavy rains and melting SHOWS WAS
The means of saving large amounts of prop
eTty. The average percentage of verifcation
OF the Bureaus forecasts during the year was
S2.z per cent, an Improvement Of "a over
that Of last year.
CHsT OF THE CORRIDORS,
Street railway officials in Washington say the
bicycle has been the cause Of quite perceptibie
decrease of revenues on their lines One may
readily credit this in witnessing morning and