The National tribune., 1897-10-14

Heath believes that any postoffice wanting
money-order facilities should be given them.
Complaints have been constantly filed by
business houses that their correspondents at
villages are unable to send money orders be-
cause their postotfices have such facilities.
General Superintendent Metealf of the
Money. order Office, said that the cost 30 the
Department of maintaining a money-order
service at a postofics is less than cents =
year, even If the Office transacts no money
order business Ii it issues orders amount
ing TO $40 is is q source of revenus and helps
to pay the general postal expenses. The
money -order business now brings TO the Gov
erument gross revenue OF million dollars
in fees. mostly net. and accordingly the more
money orders issued the more revenue.
WEDNESDAY Der. Com M issioner of PEN
si0ps Evans has issued the following order:
Hereafter no attorney shall be permitted 10
examine the reports Of Examining Surgeons
in any pension claim except upon the per-
sonal order of the Com missioner or one OF the
Deputy Commissioners OF this Bureau. The
object of this order is not to curtail the rights
of the veterans the Legitimate privileges
of attorneys, but to stop the growing custom
of searching these reports to find material for
working up new claims. largely on the basis
of ratings that have not been allowed.
THURSDAY. Der. THE Bureau of Statistics
issued tables showing exports and imports
Tor august, the UFst Iull month uHIeE tue
new tariff law. These figures show for that
month the largest exports of domestic mer-
chandise of any August III the history of the
Government The exports were S19, AGO. 64.
against $666S9.9SI for August, 1896. For
the first eight months Of the year the exports
were sol. $4,000 in excess of the first eight
months OF 1896 so that the Bureau officials
believe that the exports this year Will far ex-
ceed those of last year, which was itself
-brea N m
ports. The value of all imports, dutiable and
free, for August was SIS, 849, 3l2, OF which
Sic, 629 COZ were free.-It was announced
that the State Department has received full
information az TO the position of the British
Government on the proposed BeriHg sea con-
ference. The British view, as laid before the
State Department, IS that 1T no stage of the
negotiations has the British Government
agreed to conference except that between
the experts of Great Britain, Canada and
the United States. There is now some ques-
ton whether the British authorities will
participate in any way until a definite de-
cison is reached as to who will take part IN
the general conference.
FRIDAY, Der. S.-John a. Rawlins Post held
its 3lst anniversary, celebrating the event
by Campfire of unusual interest There
was excellent program of vocal and in
strumentai music and recitations. There
were several addresses. among them one from
CorpI Tanner. who arraigned the Admins
tratiOn for being slow i'll reinstatine men
who were discharged without cause, and had
proven themselves 10 be competent. reso-
luton calling for the removal OF the statue
of Gen. Raw ms from its present location, ut
Ninth street and Pennsylvania avenue, TO
some more prominent place, was unanimously
carried. The Cabinet was Ia session Tor an
hOnr and half. There some discussion
of the Cuban question. The President had
hoped TO secure reply to his representations
to Spain during the present month, but 1t
was stated At the meeting that the Spanish
Cabinet crisis probably would cause DELAY IN
this matter. 1t is recognized that some time
will be necessary to demonstrate the policy
OF the Sagasta Cabinet and the Presidents
advisers are understood generally TO favor
the policy of allowing a reasonable time be-
fore following up the first note delivered by
Minister WOodford with another of more
pressing character.
SATURDAY, OCT. 9.-JOhn Il. ClItZ Rear-Ad-
niral, retired United States Navy died at
the Government Hospital for the Insane,
where he had been an inmate for several
years. He was born in Sacketys Harbor,
n. Y, in 1921, and entered the Navy in 1881
his father having been a prominent soldier
in the war of 1872 He saw service in the
Mexican war, being on the Hecla at the
capitulation of Vera Cruz. and at Tuxpan.
In the civil war Admiral ClitZ served on the
blockade. and was especially commended by
Admiral Porter for his part in the attacks on
Fort Fisher. He was retired in 1883.
SUNDAY, OcT. lot was announced that
President Mckinley had decided the details
of his trip to Ohio. II will arrange his af-
fairs so as to be in Canton OH election day
and the next day will go to Pittsburg 30 be
present on Founders Day at the Carnegie