The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
WASHINGTON NEWS.

itary service fifteen years. Colonel
Rebers mother was Il Miss Reese of
| Ohio, and first cousin of the Sher-
mans. Miss Miles mother is also
Sherman, so that the relationship be
tween the young people is clear. Both
have been friends almost from child
hood.
The secretary of agriculture has pro-
mulgated an order modifying the pre-
vious regulations concerning the ship
ments of cattle after November 1st
from the quarantined district. 1t per
mits shipment after that date without
any restrictions except those enforced
by local regulations to all points ex-
cept those in Tennessee, Missouri.
Kansas. western Texas, Oklahoma.
New Mexico and Arizona. Cattle in
tended for these states are allowed to
be shipped after undergoing inspection
and being found free from Infection.
AS the regulations stood before the
change was made they prohibited ship
ment without inspection before Jan
uary list.
Admiral Watson has reported to the
Navy Department that the reconstruc-
ed Spanish gunboats Isla de
Cuba. 1sla de Luzon and Don Juan de
Austria which were partially burned
and sunk by Dewey. will be ready for
service next month and men are need
ed TO put them into commission. Dew
ey has told the naval authorities that
these vessels will be among the most
valuable on the Asiatic station for
blockade work. Their rapid fire bat
teries are at Cavite, ready to be mount
ed when the crews are at hand To
provide necessary men. Secretary Long
has practically decided to place the
hn nj mis- Gil
at New York, transferring Captain
Dickens to the Texas in place of Cap
tain Sigsbee who has been ordered to
the Navy Department. This will re-
lease at least 400 men, who will -be
sent across the Pacific on the Solace
and Badger and on passenger steamers
to join Watson's squadron. The
Indiana has fully three months
repairs in view and by the expiration
of that time it is thought new crew
can be enlisted for her. while the gun
boats in the Philippines will be manned
by her experienced sailors and ma
rines.
The annual report of Commissioner
General Powderly of the bureau of i'm
migration, makes recommendation for
legislation of n comprehensive scope
which will enable the bureau to effec-
tually protect the citizens of the Unit
ed States from the evils of immigra-
tions of an indiscriminate character.
While the total arrivals are reported to
reach the number of 311.7 .715. exceeding
those reported for the preceding year
by S2.416. the opinion is expressed that
at least 25.OoO We're not listed in the
above number, through n defect in the
law, as well as an indeterminate num-
Der from Canada and Mexico. which
.Inv. i.sttn lot Hon M
counted for. The increase over the
figures for last year is represented
largely by immigration from Europe.
specifically from Italy. Austria and
Hungary and the Russian empire and
Finland In addition to I96 paupers
and 3O3 alien contract laborers debar-
red on the Canadian and Mexican bor
ders. there We're refused admission one
idiot, nineteen insane persons. $3.50
paupers. or persons likely to become
public charges; 34S diseased persons,
eight convicts. eighty-two assisted i'm
migrants and al contract laborers.
making total of 3,I9S.
The annual report of Auditor Henry
a. Castle of the Postoffice Department
for the fiscal year ended June 30 1899
has been transmitted to the secretary
of the treasury and the postmaster
general This bureau has the largest
accounting office in the government, OF
perhaps in the world. since it Is the
clearing house of the entire postal ser
vice. The report shows volume of
transactions aggregating about SG40.-
0O0.O 900 for the fiscal year. The reve-
nues of the postal service Were 500
O21 .3S4: expenditures of the postal ser
vice S1O1 .632. lG1; volume of money or
der transactions. Sl42 4S3.354. There
has been an increase in each of these
items and in each one of the various
subdivisions thereof. showing, the
auditor says. that the postal service is
increasing in all its parts. even keep
ing in advance of the development of
the country in other respects. The de
ficit in the postal revenues was S6,61O.-
T76-the smallest since 1892. and only
one-half of that of 1897. The number
of postoffices in the United States on
June Both was 74,3S4, and 2T,62I of
these We're doing a money order bust
ness. The money order service of the
government was conducted last year
Mt loss of considerably over 100000.
The annual report of the auditor for
the state and other departments shows
the cost of the administration of JUS
tice in Colorado and neighboring states
as follows:
Colorado-Marshal's salary, $1,000;
office deputy. S2.592; fees and ex-
penses. S5,240; salary of district attor
ney. $4,000; clerks and stenographers.
$500; travelling expenses, S62; pay of
regular assistant attorneys, S1,50o; fees
of clerk, 50 ,4S6; fees of commission
ers, SS61: fees of jurors, S5,9T1: fees of
witnesses, S5,44I; support of prisoners,
81 ,4S4: pay of bailiffs, S1,650: miscel
laneous expenses. S1,319; rent of court
rooms aud miscellaneous items, 81 ,065
Total, S3S,9S4.
New MeXico-Salary of marshal.
$1,000; salaries of office deputies. s4.-
G42; fees and expenses. S3.319; salary
of district atto"ney, $4,000; salary
clerks and stenographers, $500: travel
ing expenses, SITS: pay of regular as
sistant attorneys, $500: for