The National tribune., 1897-11-04

Events OF General Interest IN the VA iona
Capital.

Capital.
TUESDAY. Der. 26.-In hi, annual report
Fourth Assistant Postmaster tienerai B.I7tow
says thai ia raint o! Po7teiiiec receipts tue
State o. NV York rank FIRST, WIFI ) = per
tapT:a rxpenrei IN ,ire use Oh me ni+iii and
South CsfuIn;t lowest, with - cents per
capita. I3e uuuI:er OF Ps-;oiiires In oprr-
ton has increaS,,f irG;Ii IN 1879 10 fl.0Z2
in 1891. GGr ~ tho year thcre v@re LON
offices esttiiiaied, $50 discontinued, uil
0b7 names zni sites changed There were
Z, 80 appointments OF f0nrth-ciiss Post
master, ou reslauatIgiI5, Ola removals .. LID,
and on de stbs ~.
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 21.-Capt. L. II. Kay, 9Th
lnt, WHO erts sent 10 AiaSk.t by Secretary
Algcr 10 select - site feran Army post OH the
Yaknn River pij AGENT TO Tie iiondise coan-
try, has su=gcatett to the War Department.
that the northern part or AIiska receive "a
semi n iitarv covrrbnieBt, with 4 rmy OIL
: GERS IN the principal otiIcss U To the pres
euL tlme" says Capt. Ray, IN report re-
ccived to-day, the illsss m the Country nave
not been e.i!ogce*i. Gees there exist any
nf,;lis of en- orv+u,. them. All questions III
dispute have been ;i.d bo.s setticd by
miners meeting, wireiI Practice has proved
satisfactory Gnticr TIE oLt cahdItIons oi sim
pie disputes betwteg honest MEN, but IS Ill
suited 20 present conditions ant those WHICH
wiIE'arise and must lie met Within II months.
| respcetItiiiy suggest that the Territory tie
separated, aud the northern portion be gwen
provisional form of government of u semi
. military character He a.so recommends
that the office tcivil of Commissioner oil
Mines TO established with power 10 settle all
disputes arising 10 property and rights Of
miners in placer diggln@s.-lhe annual
inspection OF Georgc l.. Meade Post, D, took
place 1T Cram Army Hall.
THURSDAY, Oct. 25.-lt WAS announced that
Prof Il zimmerman had been appointed Leader
g. the United States Marine Band III place of
Pro-. Faueinili, whose term OF enlistment ex-
pres next sunday. Zimmerman has been
,he Leader o. the bssd AT tire Nav. Academy
for many years. Fanciuii enlisted in the
MaIine Corps five years ago. III order To
ccpt the position Of Leader of the band.
Learning o. tho DEPARTMENTS iuieatiOn not
to rcapDunt him as Lea'!er, Prof FanCIul!
abandoned his intention 10 re-emliss. The
authorities were dissatisfied with the lack of
executive ability displayed III the manage
mem of The band.
FRIDAY. Der 29.-Secretary Wilson presented
his report to the President reviewing The
operations of the Department. of Agriculture
for the past year. The most important rec
ommcndaion made by him is that agents
for the Department lc stationed at each of
our more important American embassies for
the collection OF information of interest TO
American farmers. I.e Secretary says the
DrpartmenL will continue TO encourage the
cultivation of TIE sugar beet. and expresses
the ppin3ou that the country within few
years will raise all she sugar II requires. He
also thinas the United States >i.orld grow
Their 1wn ehlc0ry, castor beans, lavender.
licotcc. mustard and opium. The Secretary
critIcIses the present system OF crop report-
ing and iayoTs pay ing carefully selected
corps uI correspondents 10 be located i'll the
principal agricultural States. He also.rec
orlmeudS the employment OF u principal
i>tirs agent III each State.-Thr PreSi-
dent and Mrs. Mckinley left the city for
OHIO. They we're accompanied by Secretary
Porter. They Will remain until aftor the
elections.
SATURDAY. OcT 30.-Gen. J. +. Wade at St.
Paul, commanding the DEPARTMENT. o: Dakota,
recommended the abandonment OF Fort
Custer. Mont. il military post. 1t Is in
the worst condition al any occupied post he
has seen in the last 20 years. Gen. Wade
also suggested the abandonment of Fort
AssinAiboine, the most northernmost post in
the United States Its necessity has passed
away, ard its occupancy entails h;tr!ships
upon the troops