The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-05-07
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
srxntv. APRIL o6-The Marine Hospital
service is beginning TO receive reports lnl-
eating that there is reason To fear severe out
breaks of yellow fever in Rio Janeiro and I'D
Cuha this season. DIR. Clearly. United States
Sanitary Inspector al Rio de Janeiro. IN a re-
mort dated March il. ays that the lever a.
tac,cd ali excep; five Of 25s persons aboard
an Italian vessel, and that III died. Br.
Camincro. at Santiago de Cuba, announces
that yellow fever caused 40 deaths there for
The week ended ApIil IL, sHd that reports
arc not very ouraging from other ci'leS.
In Santa Clara several native Cnbaus ana
TWO negroes died from the disease ne ne
groes death attracted much medical alien
ton, as it has been asserted that the c"l"fod
race i'm Cuba enjoyed immunity from this
disease.
MONDAY. APRIL 27.-The Democratic Congress
sional Campo COMMITTEES resumed business
nj Tic old stand in this city. The Chairman,
Senator Faulkner. has sent out Circular
Letter. in which be urges an earnest aHd ag-
prcssive campaign. and holds opt the hope OF
a Democratic majority in the next Congress.
Mr Faulkner SAYS in his circular that the
record of the present Congress Is sufficient TO
condemn the Republican party. Yet. 10 the
record WAS vice as disgracefui as IL j., Demo
ctsts can have 10 hepe If some OF their lead
ers will persist in keeping issues TO the front
upon hich the party is so widely divided
and threaten TO bolt unless their ideas and
issues are sanctioned. They should take one
lesson, at least, from their political oppo-
pents.
T,-rsDty April, 2S-The Treasury deficit
for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1896, viii
be approx imately $25 600 600. This is tne
opinion given 10 day 10y ofhriais aud others
best qualified to make an intelligent estimate
of the result OF the fiscal operations OF the
wear In his annual estimate sent TO Con-
gress at the beginning of the present session
The Secretary of the Treasury estimated the
receipts from customs during the fiscal year
at Sl72 O00, 600 So far, with nearly 10
months of the year gone. the customs re-
GENTS have reached about Sl37.0000O0 with
q fair prospect of increasing 10 Si65. 100000
bv the close Of the year. The estimate OF the
receipts from internal revenue sources was
Sl5S 100000. Up TO this time they have
reached 500 oOa. o00 and il is expected that
the figures for the completed year VIII he
about STAG 600 600. The actual expenditures,
il is now thought, will aggregate about S3o2-
OOOO0. or $40. coo. 600 less than Mr. Cariisie's
estimate In December last. The Secretary
estimates at the time they were made were
believed by those of long experience IN the
Department to be extremely Conservative
Tie receipts from both customs and internal
jurly low and there does not seem TO be any
Immediate prospect of material Improvement.
THURSDAY May IA tale of the ruin impend-
ing oyer the tiuplate makers Of Wales is told
ma renort 10 the State Department by United
States Consul HoweIls al Cardiff. fheopera-
tors find themselves helpless, and have dis
solved their Board OF Control, while the
Tinplaters' Union End il impossible to keep
the men In line, and there is no uniformity IN
IL. ri tsI
hopelcssly lost, and the greatest depression
is felt OF the 49l tinplate mills Ia the dis
trict no less than 253 are idle, while 81 are
being run on a 10 per cent. reduction I'D
wages; 40 at I21 per cent. and 81 at 10 per
cent: 6 at 20 per cent; ut 229 per cent, and
at % per cent. There are now twice as
mary mills needed.
FRIDAY, MAY 2-Alhough the fact has not
-et been officially communicated 10 the De-
partment Of state, il was learned to-day that
ShHichiro kuriBo the japanese Minister At
Washington will soon be transferred to the
japanese Legation in Italy, where a vacancy
now exists. His successor will be Hoshi
Tori a man Of great reputation iB Japan and
q thorough representative OF the liberal
element in that country. The purpose OF
the JAPANESE Government in transferring
Eurino 10 Italy is TO secure the benefit of has
great knowledge of the subject OF tariffs and
experience in treaty negotiations, to prepare
a set Of similar treaties between Japan on
one side and Switzerland Belgium ami Por-
tagal on the other. il is also possible that
hs will be Of service In concl uding the French
treaty, now hanging fire.
SATURDAY, NAY 3.--The 10Th general conveB-
iion Of the New Jerusalem Church opened
here Officers of the Young Peoples Society
Lcague were elected as follows: Ezra Hyde
Alden. Of Philadelphia, President; }. Clifford
Thompson. of Boston, Nice-President; Miss
Lucy s. Sike, OF Chicago, Miss Ida w. HUT.
OF Washington, and Harry G. Ager, of Brook
Iva, Secretary aud Assistants. Among the
reports that came before the Convention was
one from the Ministers Council, which was
confirmed. favoring the ordination of the
Rev. Mr. Broeuieke, OF Copenhagen, and NJ
Decembre at Paris. il decided to pub
lsh the scientific works of Swedenborg, be-
ginning with the Principal" The new
Swedcnhorgian Cathedral here viii he dedi-
Gated tomorrow.