The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-10
ASSAY OFFICE EXPENSES.
WAGES AT SEATTLE OFFICE ONE
THIRD MORE THAN NEW YORK.
Good Argument for Future Appropri-
stfcns in Congress-statemen of
Revenues and Disbursements
of the Different Departments.

Special Dispatch to the Post-rnteliigencer
WASHINGTON, Oct. s-Mr w. r. Mac
Lehman. chief of the bookkeeping and
warrants division. treasury department.
mas just submitted to Secretary Gage a
statement OF the revenues derived by the
government from customs. internal rev.
enues and sales Of public lands in each
district and state, and fron the various
miscellaneous sources during the fiscal
year ended June 20. 1900, amounting. in
the aggregate. TO 1861. 30. ST. 50; also a
statement Of the disbursement for the
same period By appropriations. exclusive
or the principal Of the public debt, show
ing the amounts expended by each de-
partnent for Salaries" ORDINARY ex-
penses, public works" "rniscellaneous''
and unusual and extraordinary" aggre-
eating tisT. Tl27TTi
the amount disbursed through the as
say ofhce at Seattle was Sf0fso5s OF
which nearly 5000 were for wages and
contingent expenses The members Of
congress from the state OF washington
can quote these figures in the next session
IL anyone questions the necessity for an
preparations for this office. as was done
al the last session: for the amount dis
pursed for wageste workmen was one
thlrd greater than were dIsbursed under
tne same heading IN the biggest assay
otnce IN the country--that at New York
city; and with all the hlgh-saIaried Of
nciais IN the New York office the total
disbursements OF that office are only
niue more than one-half greater than the
disbursements AT the Seattle office The
otner assay offices throughout the coun
Try cannon be mentioned I'm the same class
al all Even at Helena the disbursements
were only f25.oe0 These figures may be
OF value should the people OF Seattle
again ask the treasury department to
establish a mint In that city
The territorial government ~ Ar,sk,
last year cost s2sG55ss
some Curious Items.
Under the head Of mIsceIIaneo snna,r
some curious and interesting ,tens Mon.
eys received from persons unknown. 9TH
erwise known as 'the conscience fund
aggreeated during the past fiscal wear the
sum ot H.h6-22 After this Ia the ann az
si,o2 Is under the head OF donation 10
the United States" This IL also part
Or the conscience fund. but the persons
~. IN !, , are known The government is also
siI, losGs better on hecaiae OF unclaimed
money remaining In the registry OF courts
Tor over ten years and now turned into
the treasury. Unclaimed wages Of de-
ceased seamen remaining I'm the registry
OF courts for more than six wears are
now turned into the treasury aggregate
8,5t5& The government has also been
enriched In the sum Of S2.1 IL from de-
auctions made upon gold coin presented 10
the treasury and subtronsuries which
was under the least current weight Sales
Of buildings on abandoned military reser-
vations. tsssG.50. From the sale OF coin
found IN the safe Of the, Spanish cruiser
Maria Theresa the government received
n2s21 s.. and Mexican coin 10 the value
OF 2.3l5.1o that was captured In the
Philippines. A illustrating the amount
Of counterfeit silver coin In circulation
In this country and the efficient work OF
the treasury agents In ferreting II out II
ia cfffv To at hat he al
in the counterfeit coin. seized by and for
feited 20 the government during the year
sold for ssSa.i2. As an evidence OF hon
esty this item may be quoted: From in
formers share awarded to Moses ~.
grinnel and returned by the attorney OF
his executors who believed the money was
erroneonsiy paid by the government.
Customs Receipts.
Tn a detailed portion OF the statement II
appears that the receipts from customs In
MIA, s.. 400. 4Gi. 81: Oregon. scos GO 81; WASH
ingtori. xss5. 94.as, and Alaska, 81, GIT. s2.
making total for the Pacific coast of
s. i5a, 6ai. 10. Internal revenue receipts for
Oregon which includes the state Of
Washington were si.2i4.5Ti.ia. The receipts
OF sales OF public lands IN Washington
were 1854 1904. Divided between the seven
Districts as as fo'i9ws Nors Yakima u. s a as
Spokane district, N.sasIs: Seattle district,
SIS fAs.ss: Vancouver district So. ias p;
Walia Walla district. 50 SSS g. and Water
willie district, S.62G3 Receipts from the
sales Of pubic lands IN Idaho aggregated
sliasi3b2 divided among the FIVE districts
thus: BlacSfoot district, Ni .s7ss Boise
district SIC 1878: Occur d'Aienc district.
seG.til Is; HALEY district. sia.ss2 81 and
lewiston district. tes.lai% Sales OF pub
lie lands In Alaska amounted only to
8zT623
Alaska however. contributed quite ex-
tensiyeig 10 the revenues In this wise
License fees. ti57. ga ~: tax on seal skins.
tsat s7G C. ana rent " islands Of Alaska
for prDpaeatinr foxes, 81 1p.
Postoftire Changes.
new posiarice has been established
at Thornwood Skagit county. four miles
south " Prairie and i've miles north OF
Ssdro- Wooiley. with Adclia Thorne az
nos;mistress
The site of the postoffce NJ Victor. Ma
son county, has been moved Ia miles
northwes; on route ICES. with John a.
T. Eberhart as postmaster
pastouices have been established IN
Alaska a. follows:
Eiiamar, twenty i've miles southwest 81
Naides aud ats miles northwest
81 Orea. with Joshua ID. Meen8ch a.
postmaster, and Safety with a special
serVie. from Nome tWcuty-f0uF miles
west with Eugene Mcfiwaine as post
master
Acting Assistant Surgeon Cosam j
Bartlett United States army, has been
relieved from Outs tn department ~ CALI
fnrnia ana ordered from San Francisco
Assistant surgeon Nell c. Trew, who all
proceed 10 San Francisco for assignment
10 duty.