The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-13
NATIONAL TOPICS.
Brief Paragraphs of Important
National Affairs.
Saturday and Sunday.

Pension Commissioner Evans has is
sued statement showing that there
are nearly one million pensioners on
the rolls of the government.
Collections of tonnage tax during the
last fiscal year exceeded those of any
year since 1884
Mr.. Preston, director of the mint, es-
Inmates that the worlds gold produc-
ton i'll 1900 will exceed S300000,00
In his report to Secretary of the
Navy Long, Assistant Secretary Roose-
welt says the naval militia will play an
important part i'll the defence of the
country if we become involved in a
foreign war.
Monday.
The special naval board appointed
by Acting Secretary Roosevelt to pre-
pare estimates of the cost of establish
ing and maintaining government az
NOR plant organized yesterday and
will make thorough investigation.
Ira Z. Farley. a New York drum
mer, has been captured by the Spanish
forces in Cuba and ordered to leave
the island.
Chairman Lamb, of the Republican
State Committee of Virginia, and Rep
resentative Walker, are in favor of
holding a State Convention and nomi-
mating Republican ticket to he voted
for at the November election.
The Navy Department has given Or
ders to have the new gunboat Mari
eta put in commission ON September
LIST.
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt held a
consultation yesterday with three of
the torpedo experts of the navy in re-
gard to the projected maneuvers of the
torpedo boat flotilla next fall.
Tuesday.
Secretary of the Interior Bliss has is
sued statement warning those who
are preparing to 90 to the Klondyke
gold fields of the privation and danger
they will encounter.
Last month the importatons of sugar
at six principal ports aggregated 49,
004,060 pounds,
DR.. Joseph J. Kinyoun, of the mar
Inc hospital service, will represent the
United States at the international Ex-
position of Hygiene and Sanitary Ser
vice at Brussels and at the Berlin In
ternational Conference to discuss the
leprosy question.
The naval armor board will inspect
the Carnegie aud Bethlehem armor
plants next week.
The Gunboat Marietta has been or
dered into commission.
Wednesday.
The Attorney General decided that
goods regularly imported into Canada
and subsequently exported to the
United 5 ates must pay the discrimi-
mating duty Of 10 per cent. under the
new tariff law.
The Secretary of the Treasury pro-
mulgated regulations for the enforce
ment of the provisions ofthe Presidents
order relating to removals from the
classified service.
The number of immigrants during
the past fiscal year was the smalles!
since 1882, the arrivals from all countries
aggregating only 230,S32.
The domestic exports for july
amounted in value to S36, 945 27S.
as against S35,645, $40 for the same
month of 1896.
The president has designated Frank
A. Vanderlip, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury to perform the duties of
register of the treasury in the absence
of the latter.
Hides of American cattle slaugh-
tered abroad are dutiable at Is per cent.
ad valorem on being returned to the
United States.
Elk soldiers who seek reinstatement in
the Treasury Departments are compelled
to demonstrate their fitness by an ex-
animation.