Gilpin observer., 1899-08-03

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The monthly statement of the gov
ernment receipts and expenditures will
show deficit for July of about $S,-
51S,0OO. which is slightly in excess Of
the estimate of the officials made one
month ago.
The annual preliminary report of
the commissioner of internal revenue
for the fiscal year ended June 1, 1899,
shows that the receipts from all sour
ces of internal revenue for the year
aggregated $273. 4S4 $50. making an In
crease of S1O2,617, 163 over the receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1898.
The thirty-fourth annual report of
the secret-service division, submitted
to Secretary Gage by Chief Wilkie,
shows that during the fiscal year end
ed June 30, 1899. there were arrested
for making or passing counterfeit mon
ey and kindred crimes, 6I9 persons. OF
these 21S were convicted and 293 are
awaiting action of the courts. OF
seventy-nine cases undetermined at the
close of the previous year, siXty-four
We're convicted.
Mr.. Elihu Rsot took the oath of Of
flee as secretary of war at 1916 n.
m. last Tuesday. The ceremony
occurred in the large office of
the secretary of war; in the presence
of Secretaries Gage and Hitchcock,
Assistant Secretary Meilllejohn. large
number of army officers in uniform
and other employees and officials. The
oath was administered by Judge Cole
of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. 81.
The conversion of coupon bonds of
the per cent. Spanish war loan into
registered bonds continues to go for
ward rapidly. When the loan was first
issued there We're $3O.S14. 600 registered
bonds issued on original applications.
Since that time there have been ex-
changed $67 .646.54o coupon bonds for
registered, so that the total amount of
registered bonds of this issue Outstand-
ing for the payment of the dividend
due August 1st is sos, ,4GO.540.
President Mckinley will give re-
ception to Admiral Dewey at the White
House when the latter arrives in Wash
ington. Later on, the expectation is
that dinner also will be given to the
admiral at the White House and this.
following the custom dinner, will be n
festivity of some elaboration. The
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart, mem
bers of the Cabinet and their wives.
and some others will be invited. The
admiral is expected to come to Wash
ington soon after reaching New York.
Secretary Hitchcock has finally dis
posed of the Cass Lake (Minn.) con-
troversy. He announced that the gov
ernment would sell in parcels the north
half of section 10, which comprises
nearly the whole town of Cass Lake.
The 500 or more intruders are located
chiefly on this half-section and on the
northeastern part of section 16. They
will have to remove from section 1G
as soon as possible. The decision of
Secretary Hitchcock closes the contro-
versy over the proposed ejectment of
the intruders from the Cass Lake In
dian reservations lands.
Secretary Long has taken notice of
some rather personal exchanges of
opinion between the naval bureaus in
the course of official business Before
he left the city on the 1st he addressed
an identical note to each of the bu-
reaus. construction, engineering and
equipment, directing attention to GER
tain extracts from official letters that
were not proper and warming the bu-
reau chiefs that comments similar to
those contained in the extracts We're
entirely unnecessary and tended to re
tard and prevent the transaction of
business by provoking retaliation.
Information from the Klondike up to
June Goth has reached the State De-
partment from United States Consul
McCook at Dawson. The consul says
that $10,OOO,OOO instead of S20.O0O.OOO
in gold will cover the gold product for
the last twelve months. and adds that
reports from Alaska Indicate that more
gold will be found there than ever will
come out of the Klondike. Typhoid
has broken out six weeks earlier than
last year, and there are several hun
dred destitute persons in Dawson with
out means to get out. The gambling
fraternity is reaping rich harvest.
The head of st. Johns College,
known as Brother Fabrican, has been
deposed and ordered to present himself
to the Council of Christian Brothers Mt
Paris. The order was issued by Broth
er Gabriel Marie, the superior
general of the order, because of con-
troversy over the teaching of classics
by the brothers in the United States.
Brother Fabrican Is the ninth member
of the brotherhood who has been or.
dered from the United States Oh ac-
count of these differences. He Is said
to have the friendship of Cardinal Glib
hons and Mgr. Martlnelli. who, 1t is
stated. will cndeavor to have him re-
turned to Washington on account of
his high standing as teacher.
"Three new cases OF yellow fever In
the Soldiers Home at Hampton and
one DEATH" IL the official report re-
ceived by Surgeon General Wyman
from DR.. wnsdin. the yellow fever ex-
pert. on duty Mt the institution. Add
ed to DIR. Wasdin's figures previously
sent to DR.. Wyman. this makes up to
date forty eases in all which have oc-
| Cured at the home. of which eight