The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-01-22
PANACEA DISCOVERED.
Secretary Wilson Confident That Hog
Cholera viii Be Extermnated.
StatIstIcs OF Exports and Imports-AIore
Indian Territory JaIis-Army Appro-
printion Biu-Hannn'z Foes Cau-
ous-Wa.hington News

| WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. Nothing that
has occurred since he became secretary
! of agriculture has given James Wilson
half as much qualification as the re-
suits of the experiments that have
been going on under his direction in
| Iowa and Nebraska during the last
| few months In the treatment OF hog
"cholera" by incubation, for he
thinks the discoveries that have
thus been developed are worth
| Sl00, 900, 900 a year to the people
of the United States. The ex-
periments have been eminently sue
cessful and justify the belief that the
disease which has carried off so many
swine in the past years and has cost
| the farmers of the country millions Of
dollars cannot only be cured but pre-
vented at a trifling expenditure OF
money and labor
Exports and Imports.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE monthly
statement of the exports and imports.
issued by the bureau of statistics.
shows these facts:
The exports OF domestic merchandise for
December last amounted to sI2S. lsI. 543. an Iu-
crease as compared with December 1896 or
over q, ,00O. 900 For the IL months the increase
was over fe3.ON.o10 The imports OF merchan-
disc during December last amounted TO S5l
5I4 7S:: of which S2i. ls4. .5sS was free of duty
This Is falling on In dutiable merchandise of
over is 200. 600
Money for JaIls Wanted.
WAsHIS0ToN, Jan. II. - Attorney
General McKenna has sent TO congress
through the treasury, recommenda-
tion for urgent deficiency appropria-
tions for United States courts aggre-
eating over $500. 900. The principal
4
and erect United States iails in
the northern, central and southern
districts of the Indian territory at
Muskogee, South McAlester and Ard
more respectively. and incidental pur-
poses.
Army Appropriation hill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE appro-
priation bill for the army has been
submitted to the house by Chairman
Hull, of tile committee on military af-
fairs. The bill appropriates S2S, 1885,
993 as against S23, 100, LA. 30 last year.
The estimate for the present year was
S24, 225, ,s4l.0I. The appropriation for
the pay of the line of the army is S19,-
Cos, 1O2, against sl3, 1913, 254. so last year.
The estimate for the present year was
sl4, 032, ,067. go
Hanna's FOES VIII Use Caution.
WAsHINeToS, Jan. 17.-There is no
doubt that the democrats. populists
and silver republicans in the senate
are wishing for an opportunity to at
tack Senator Hanna on the ground of
fraud, but such contest cannot be
lightly entered into, and it will not
be taken up unless the Ohio investi-
eating committee shall satisfy sena-
tors here that the charges made can
be sustained by proof
Mckenna Will he Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE nomiua-
tion of Attorney General McKenna to
be associate justice of the supreme
court of the United States will be con-
firmed when the vote shall be taken in
the senate by agreement next Friday.
There will be practically no opposi-
ton.
Treasury Oficiais GratIhed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE customs
receipts yesterday were $3.50, ,O24, the
heaviest since the new tariff went into
effect. Treasury officials are gratified
at the continued increase and conf
deEtly predict that the new law will
provide a surplus of revenue from now
on.
The Pension Force to he Reduced.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .S-Mr. Evans,
commissioner of pensions, says that |
the pension department can be run
with 100 less clerks. A list of inefi- |
cient employees has been made and the |
ak will soon fall Evans says he will |
run the bureau on a sound business !
basis.
Pensions for Missouri Indian Fighters.
WASHINGTON, Jau. i7.-Webster Da- |
Wis, assistant secretary of the interior, |
has rendered decision that the mem
bers of Capt. Pollard's company of the |
Fourth Missouri mounted volunteers |
of the Blacllhawl1 war were pensiona-
BILE under the law.