The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-11-25
FROM WASHINGTON
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HoUtl
AND THE DEPARTMENTAL

025, valued at 500. 151. 65971, . - -
crease Of 6.58 per cent. In numDH apd
3.2o per cent. In value. More thfn
81, 500, OOU worth of stamped enveioqes
were sold during the year.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey returned e
Washington from New York IaSs0y
night. A Navy Department omciM -
them and escorted them to the -
mirals carriage, in which they wees
driven to the home on Rhode iAan0
avenue presented to the admiral ~ me
American people.
The annual report Of General But
hngton, chief of ordnance, shows mat
the expenditures for the year enNing
June 80, 1880, for the ordnance Du-
reau amounted to 500, 706, 1s0. FOG the
seacoast defenses the number OF guns
completed were SO Sinch rifles, 1OO 10
inch rifles and 6S Pinch rifles.
The board Of health of the District Of
Columbia has received curious appli-
cation from Mrs. Thomas +. Ryan OF
New York, who says that she ID about
to erect residence in v street In this
city and desires permission to construct
In the cellar a vault for the burial Of
the bodies of herself as well as her nus
band and two children, who died 1oDe
time ago In Baltimore. The appueo
tion was denied. rI
Tutuila, the Samoan island which
falls to the United States in the recent
arrangement completed between Ger
many and England, subject to raunca-
tion by the United States government,
becomes valuable addition to the pos
mi nI ut I'm tho Pa
ciflc. With but small area and popu-
lation, which, according to the treasury
bureau of statistics are but nfty-four
square miles and 1900 population, It
possesses the most valuable Island har-
Dor In the South Pacific.
Director Merriam Of the census, in
his annual report, estimates that there
will be required for the census OF 1900
more than 10000 enumeratOcs, over
$500 clerks and over 1000 special
agents. On November 10Th the entire
office numbered 1872, mostly women
employed as skilled laborers In tho pre-
liminary work. 1t is recommended that
the permanent office Of purchase agent
be created, and that two additional
chiefs Of division and nineteen add
tional clerks be authorized.
The secretary of the treasury % the
18th made the announcement OF his
readiness to buy $25, 100000 Of 8 Per
cent United States bonds Of 1901, and
As Of 1907, at the price at which they
were offered on the New York Stock
market. These figures are net and
holders offours willreceive the accumu-
lated interest since October LIST, and
holders of the fives will receive interest
from November LIST. At these prices
the bonds would realize to the investor
.O224 per cent for the fives and .0216
for the fours.
The annual report of the third ~
sfstant postmaster general contains
strong testimony in favor of the hon
esty and efficiency Of the postal eery-
Ice. During the last fiscal year tho
postmasters of the United atates aad
their assistants handled $196, 66y, ~
Of which $95, OIL 1884 was receipts from
the sale Of stamps, boxes, money or
ders, ETC., and the balance was dis
bursed for various expenses. OF that
enormous sum the entire loss TO the
government by burglary, hre, Nd
debts, embezziement and all otter
forms Of carelessness and dishonesty
was only $19,35S.
The President is making efforts to &C.
cure the protection of Spanish prison
ers with the insurgents In the Philip
pines. A cable message has been sent
to General Otis and by him forwarded
to General Macarthur with instruc-
tons to get 1t to Aguinaldo If possible,
relating to this subject. The President
requests the kindly and humane treat
ment Of the Spanish prisoners and the
message also contains an intimation
that any Of the insurgents Responsible
for the ill-treatment of such prisoners
will be held to strict account when
they are taken by the United Sfates
forces operating In the islands.
It IL q source of gratificatidt to
know thas Uncle Sam has $685., "a, 87o
In gold In his strong box, with bme-
think like $3.50, COS, $50 available cash
over and above all his outstandint OBJ
legations, and therefore may be CON
sidered what the Yankees call fore
handed" In fact, Uncle Sam I the
richest man in the world. There b no
other government-and there newt has
been one-with resources 10 Abu tdant
and available, and the receipts II the
treasury are unprecedented. Bpring
the current fiscal year thus arxthey
have been $4,96s, 107 in excess the
expenditures, notwithstanding the
enormous cost of the Philippine wnr.
A correspondent says: Denver 10
making the most active campaign for
the Republican convention and Kan
sas City for the Democratic convention.
The two cities appear to have. formed
an alliance to help each other and are
working together with considerable
energy. Senator Wolcott IL directing
the campaign and has already secured
number Of pledges from members OF
the Republican national COMMITTEES
which will meet in Washington On De.
cember 18th. Buffalo and San Fran
cisco have made signs, but are doing
no active work as far as I can nnl out
1t IL expected that New York win put
in an application when the committee
meets, but the prevailing opinion ID
that Chicago will be selected for the
Republican convention, IL not for the
Democratic convention also.
Senator Thurston Of Nebraski and