The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-10
A CENTURY OF FINANCE
UNITED STATES STATISTICS FOR ONE
HUNDRED YEARS.
Circular of Information Issued-Im-
portant Civil Service Order-New
Rural MaiI Delivery.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ga. 7. Hunting
ton, chief of the division of loans and cur
rency in the Treasury Department, by
direction of Acting Secretary Vanderlip,
has prepared an eighty-seven-page circular
of information concerning United States
bonds, paper currency, coin, the production
of precious metals, etc. This circular
similar to the ones issued in 1896 and 1897
with the data brought down TO July l.
Among the subjects upon which informa-
ton is given are the following: The bonded
Indebtedness of the United States at the
close of the civil war, and the changes in
the debt which have taken place down to
the present time. the different kinds of
money in the United States, coinage, with
full tables showing the coinage of the
United States and the principal nations of
the world and the production of the pre-
cious metals by countries summary of mon
etary events since 1856, tables showing cir
culation of money in the United States
since 1900, national bank currency explained,
the seigniorage, the revenues and expendi-
lures of the government since 1875, the
effects of the different tariff acts since 1890.
a large amount of other information Is
given, and the circular also contains the
full text of the financial bill of March IA.
"A copy of this circular will be sent to any
one applying therefor to the secretary of
the treasury
The Civil-service Commission. following
its usual practice has requested various
heads of departments to issue an order
warning against political assessments, in
order that employees may be fully informed
of their rights in making or Withholding
political contributions, and also warning
officials against violation of the penal pro-
xrict.a Of 1nxr laxr doc hot
employees are under no obligation whatever
by reason of their being in public service
to make contribution or subscriptions for
political or otner purposes, and that they
will not be molested or in any way dis
eliminated against for failure to so sub
scribe or contribute. The commission an
nounces that IL Is its duty to see that the
provisions of the law are strictly enforced,
and that ii will employ every legitimate
and every available means to secure the
prosecution and punishment of whoever
may violate them. 1t requests that any
person having knowledge of any violation
of the law will lay the facts before it. when
it will at once take action.
XXX
Representative Cromer has been notified
by the Postoffice Department that on Aug.
10 free delivery will be established at Port
land, Jay county, with three carriers.
The Marine Hospital Service has received
the following cablegram from Past Assist
ant Surgeon j. b. Greene officially an
nOuncing the existence of the plague at
Hamburg: Confirmed case plague removed
from steamer in Hamburg, origin South
America
To-day's statement of balances in the
general fund, exclusive of the $50, OOO, 100
gold reserve in the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balance $147, 123, 4S6;
gold, $72, 451, 4O5.
The Department of State is in receipt of
a dispatch from the consul general of the
United States at Cape Town, dated July
8, further relating to the shipment of
American citizens muleteers at New Or
leans on British transports. In this in
stance Mr.. Stone remarks that he sends
home free all VINO apply to him, but adds:
II no sooner clear one vessel than another
comes into port with more Americans who
have been so foolish as to ship with mules
for this country. Over 500 have arrived and
to be prevented The means used to OBJ
tain men at New Orleans, as told by the
men, are simply disgraceful.
XXX
The President has granted reprieves untfl
Oct i'm the cases of Thomas and William
Haldeman, convicted in Arizona of muir
der and sentenced to be hanged at Tomb
stone next Friday. The reprieves were
based on the requests of Governor Savers,
of Texas, Representative Bailey, E. r. H
Green and other prominent Texans who
report that recently discovered evidence
tends to show the innocense of the ac-
cused. In territorial cases of this char
acter the Presidents authority is limited
TO reprieves and. therefore, any further
action on behalf Of these prisoners must
be taken in the territorial courts or by the
Governor.
Frank r.. Oler. of Dublin. Ind. has been
appointed a railway mail clerk
Rear Admiral Farquhar will arrive at
Bar Harbor Sept. with the North Atlantic
squadron to meet Vice Admiral Sir Fred
erick BEDFORD, of the British royal navy,
with the squadron under his command
Postmaster General Emory Smith was at
the White House this afternoon and had
a talk over the wire with President McKin
ley at Canton. While Mr.. Smith refused to
discuss the matter. il is understood the
appointment OF first assistant postmaster
general to succeed Mr.. Heath, was dis
cussed. There are number of candidates
for the office, Mr. Smith said tonight that
since Mr.. Lowden. of Chicago. had been
approached by Controller Dawes the Of
flee had not been rendered, directly or in
directly, 10 any one else. The postmaster
general also had a conference to-day with
the attorney general regarding the action
of Judge Lacombe In New York yester-
day in promising extradition of Nicely but
there were no important Developments
XXX
Admiral Hichborn. chief of the Bureau of
Construction and Repair, has issued a
statement concerning the degree of compile
ton of the vessels now under construction
for the navy at the shipyards all over the
country. OF the big battleships the Ala
bama and the Wisconsin are very nearly
finished. standing at IS and 81 per cent re-
spectively, toward final completion The
Alabama building at the Cramp yards. Is
shortly to have her initial trial trip The
new Illinois, building at Newport News is
S4 per cent. completed. Very little work on
the six sheathed protected cruisers now
building, has been done. The Denver IL the
nearest completed, at 20 per cent. while
work has progressed far on the Gal
weston and the Tacoma. The four mont
tors. Arkansas, Connecticut Florida and
Wyoming. each about half finished
Or the torpedo boat destroyers the Law
renee and the Macdonough stand we'll to-
ward completion, at 90 and "a per cent The
torpedo boats Stringham, Goldsborough
Failey, Barney and Stockton are all set
down at over 80 per cent. completed The
submarine torpedo boat stands at So per
cent.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General