The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-01-19
From Wnshington.1

vice, has been dismissed from govern
m!ent service BY order OF the president
Senator Morgan offered an amend
ment to the Indian appropria tion bill
appropriating Oh , s33 81 for the Chero
kee Indians, found due them by ac-1
counting officers Of the United States.
The senate appropri ations committee
has reported the Indian appropriat ton
bill. It contains a provision author
izing a limited return to the contract
system Of Indian schools. S8
Il Senator Pettigrew gave notice of an
amendment he will offer to the sundly
civil bill extending the fish laws of
the various states over the forest res
9ervations in the states and making IL
the duty of reservation superintend-
ents to enforce the laws.
Senator Chandler reported from the
senate committee on naval affairs
bill to restore to their original status
as to promotion officers OF the navy
and marine corps who lost numbers by
reason Of the advancement Of other
officers for exceptional and meritori-s
GUS service during the war with Spain.
Profting by the experience of the
recent war, Secretary Alger has issued
stringent regulations for the sanitary
inspection, each Saturday, Of all mill
tary camps, including regimental, brig
ade and division hospitals. A special
medical inspection, also, is ordered on
the last Saturday Of each month.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has offered to-
give $25O,OOO to erect building for q
ivc
ed congress would furnish a site and.
provide suitable maintenance, not less
than $4,000 per annum. Steps will
be taken at once to secure the needed,
legislation.
Senator Teller introduced a bill for
the amendment Of the war revenue,
act SO as to provide for tax upon the
actual value or selling prices instead
Of the nominal value Of certain stocks
TIE bill is intanded to relieve the.
cheaper mining Stocks from what is
claimed to be an ~onerous burden upon
them. ,.5:
The Sixty ninth New York regiment
of volunteers will be mustered out Of
the service Of the United States in
New York, in accordance with deci-
sion reached by Secretary Alger. This
action is taken in response to the re-
quest of the citizens of New York and
Gov. Roosevelt, who were anxious that
the men should return in body and
be accorded the honors due them.
.5 Otherwise.
The directors of the General Elec-
trio company have declared a dividend
of SLIGO on the preferred stock.
1t is understood that the Cincinnati
Northern road has made longtime
lease Of the Detroit, Toledo & Milwau-
kee, and that Supt. J. e. Flanders Of
Toledo will be put in active operation
! of both roads.
That the system Of gratuitous gov
eminent relief to the poor in Cuba is
not Immediately to be abandoned is
evidenced by orders issued by the war
| department. to send the COmal back ia
t Havana with more supplies as soon as
she can land on reaching New York.
Il The imports Of specie for the week
/ at New York were $16,388 in gold and
$32,766 in silver; dry goods and mer,
!; chandise, $9,S69;259. Exports Of gold
and silver from that port to all coiln-
tries for the week aggregated $685.,
200. =.
L. L. Owenthal Sons & Co., whole
sale clothiers at Evansville, Ind, have
failed. Assets are about 100000. The
company refused to give it's liabilities
It employed over 100 hand. The cause
Of the assignment was inability to col
LOFT outstanding debts
+ A combination of chewing gum man
ufacturers Of the United States wa4
practically contaminated at New Yorl
when the last contracts necessary t
F amalgamation were executed. Th.
capital involved in. this combination
amounts to $15,O00,O00.
| C. p. Perrin has loated bonds 70
100000 in the Watts Steel plant a
marlborough, KY, and the plant will
resume at once. This is the larges
, basic steel works in the South, and EN-
ploys 700 workmen. It was built Il
1893 and cost $75O,OO0.
Judge Wheeler, in the United State
circuit court at New York, has entere
a demurrer in the suit brought by &
L. Venner against Louis Fitzgeral
Il and other members of the reOrganlZa
ton committee of the Union Pacifi
railway.
Advices received at the San Francis
CO custom house from officials In til
custom house at Manila, report tina
trade in the city has received an in
petus since American occupation. Th
receipts at the Manila custom hous
during November averaged 100000
day in gold, and the report states ths
: shipping is on the increase and thu
the possibilities OF commerce are III
: limited:
The Wilmington Tin Plate compan
has been incorporated by Joliet prt
moters and will be operated indepen(
emily. Wilmington is twelve mile
south Of Joliet, Ill. The town has Dc
mated eighty acres of land for the ne'
= plant, which Is to consist Of six mill
) to cost $3.50, 900, to have an annual ou
5 put Of 135. 900 boxes and employ fou
hundred men. tits expected the plal
' will be in operation by June !. 81
I. Capt. James e. Graybill, q memb,
~ tho 70 VIn+ = yor mn =