Gilpin observer., 1899-11-23


The report of the commissioner of
immigration shows that for the months
of July, August and September of this
year the number of Immigrants admit
ten was 1886, which is an increase of
1908 over the same months of last
year.
The number iof postage stamps sold
by Uncle Sam last year was 4,917,269,-
o25. valued at 500, 151 ,659.I1. net in
crease of CSC per cent. in number and
30 per cent in value. More than
Sl2.5OO.OOJ worth of stamped envelopes
We're sold during the year.
The annual report of General Buff
fington, chief of ordnance. shows that
the expenditures for the year ending
June 30, 1899, for the ordnance bu-
reau amounted to SOB, 196. 1856. For the
seacoast defenses the number of guns
completed Were IS S-inch rifles, 100 10
inch rifles and GS 12-inch rifles.
The postofiice department has issued
an order that mail to prisoners in any
penal institution or asylum shall be
delivered directly to the addresses or
to his order, and the wardens shall not
open such letters no matter what may
he the crime for which the person 30
whom the letter is addressed is i'm
priSOned.
Senator Jones of Arkansas. chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
| says the next convention must not be
held in Chicago, because of the parti-
sanship of the newspapers. Il am in
favor of holding the Demochatic con-
vention right here in Washington" he
said. but will vote for any place be-
fore Chicago"
Orders have been issued to the naval
authorities at Havana to make i'm
mediate arrangements for the ship
ment to this country of the bodies of
the men killed on the Maine. Orders
also have been issued by the War De
partment for the shipment home of
the bodies of the soldiers who died in
the Philippines, in Cuba, Porto Rico
and Hawaii.
The board of health of the District of
| Columbia has received n curious appli-
cation from Mrs. Thomas f. Ryan of
New York, who says that she is about
to erect residence in street in this
city and desires permission to construct
in the cellar n vault for the burial of
the bodies of herself as well as her hus
band and two children. who died some
time ago in Baltimore. The applica-
| tion was denied.
Director Merriam of the census. in
his annual report. estimates that there
| will be required for the census of 1900
more than $4,000 enumerators, over
$500 clerks and over 1000 special
agents. On November 10th the entire
office numbered 1S2. mostly women
| Cmnlpyp6 cl- ilIa1 In hnrpls in thp urp-
liminary work. 1t is recommended that
the permanent office of purchase agent
he created, and that two additional
| chiefs of division and nineteen addi-
| tional clerks be authorized.
The bishops of the Methodist church
who are now in Washington have no
titled the President that they can fur
nish the chaplains needed for service
with the army in the Philippines. Bish-
| op Arnett of the African Methodist
church was the first to call mt the
White House on this errand. and he
told the President that if the white
preachers We're afraid to go he was
sure the colOred preachers were not,
and offered the services of any number
of colored men for chaplains.
The secretary of the treasury on the
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| readiness to buy $25.OO0.OO0 of > per
cent. United States bonds of 1904, and
As of 1907, at the price at which they
We're offered on the New York stock
market. These figures are net and
holders offours swillrcceive the accumu-
| lated interest since October LIST. and
holders of the fives will receive interest
from November 1st. At these prices
the bonds would realize to the investor
| .O224 per cent for the fives and .O2lS
for the fours.
Postmaster Wright of Cape Nome,
Alaska. is in the city in the interest of
postal facilities to accommodate an eN-
Dected rush to that district next spring.
| Bids have been asked for land service.
probably by reindeer. between st.
Michaers and Nome. about $50 miles,
the present service being only by YES
sci which touch there infrequently. Mr.
Wright says that 1000 people will win
ter in the thirty-iive miles or so that
takes in the Nome gold district. and
that fully 10000 will be there in the
spring.
The annual report of the third as
sistant postmaster general contains
strong testimony in favor of the hon
esty and efficiency of the postal serv-
Ice. During the last fiscal year the
postmasters of the United States and
their assistants handled S19G.GJ3.54I.
of which $95,021.3S4 was receipts from
the sale of stamps, boxes, money or
dcrs. etc, and the balance was dis
bursed for various expenses. OF that
enormous sum the entire loss to the
government by burglary, fire, bad
debts. embczzlcment and all other
forms of carelessness ana dishonesty
was only S19,35S.
The President Is making efforts to Sc
! cure the protection of Spanish prison
ers with the insurgents In the Philip
pines. A cable message has been sent
| TO Gpnprnl Otis and by him forwarded