Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-03
SHAW SEEKS A SECRETARY
Finds It a Difficult Task TO Secure a
Successor to R. B. Armstrong.
APPLICATIONS ARE PLENTIFUL ENOUGH
Major Turner Not Enthusiastic over
Location OF cavalry Post at Fort
Des MOines - Making
Slow Progress.
CFrom a star Correspondent1

GNrom stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-(special Tele-
! am.l-Secretary Shaw, now that his pri-
vate secretary, r. p. Armstrong, is going
to leave him for the position Of second as
sistant secretary OF the treasury, is casting
about for his successor and he is not hnd-
! ing II an easy task. He has had nearly
half a hundred applications, but today
stated that Mr. Armstrong; successor had
resolved itself into the choice OF one Of two
men and one Of these applicants came FROM
Iowa. As this seems to be the era OF young
men. It is thought Secretary Shaw has some
bright and active young newspaper man in
mind to succeed Mr. Armstrong.
Major r. b. Turner, in charge OF con-
struction work on Fort Des Moines, is in
Washington under orders to report tomor-
row to the duartermaster general. Major
Turner is not particularly enthusiastic
over the site chosen for the new cavalry
post at Des Moines. He thinks there has
been too much politics for a cavalry post
"As yet we have hardly a shack erected"
said Major Turner today. 1--WE have had
all sorts OF things to contend with, Strikes
and weather have kept us back until l am
almost ready to give up in despair OF get
ting things done. Contracts have been let,
but with strikes on 1t is mighty hard to
UlONes tAptCl W hhOM lhOlt NolhuiAb" uo
to the reasons which called me here"
Postmasters appointed: 1owa-John r.
Berks, Halbur, Carroll county.
South Dakota-Hannah Bastian. Grobb,
Sphinx county; Howard G. Pinney, Robey,
Aurora county
Clyde E. Mccormick has been designated
as a member of the civil service board for
the Nebraska City postofice and Carl o.
Melnburg at Red Oak, Ia.
Mrs. Ida NJ Copenharve of Omaha has
been appointed a compositor in the gov
ernment printing office.
Receipts and Expenditures.
The monthly comparative statement of
the government receipts and expenditures
shows that for the month OF December
1902, the total receipts were S47,151,29 and
the expenditures s36, ,4S3, ,744, leaving a sur
plus for the month OF SIC, els, 900. The re-
ceiptB for the month are about 100000 in
excess Of those for December, 1901, and
the expenditures $7es 900 less than for that
month. The receipts from the several
sources of revenue are given as follows:
Customs, $23, 670,094, an increase as COM
pared with December, 1901, of $2,163 900;
internal revenue, s2O,979,31s; decrease,
81, ,215 600; miscellaneous, $2,510,Ss6 de-
crease, 1926 900.
The expenditures on account OF War de-
partment show a small decrease and on
account of the navy an increase OF about
S1,123,000. For the first half of the present
fiscal year a surplus is shown Of S24134O00,
as against a surplus of 42,621, s97 for the
corresponding period last year. Although
the receipts from the internal revenue are
less than for December. 1901. the amount
Of the decrease is surprisingly small and
/ is hy fan hat In Of 10
larger revenue districts the total collec-
tions are greater than they were before the
war tax was removed July 1, 1902
Circulation statement. .f
The monthly circulation statement issued
| by the comptroller of the currency shows
| that at the close of the calendar year the
total circulation of national bank notes
was 1884 1929, ,7s4. an increase for the year
of s24, ,640, ,05S, and an increase for the month
| of $75,27O; the circulation based on United
| States bonds amounted to $342, ,127, ,144 an
increase for the year of S17,11s, ,53S and an
increase for the month of $1,O27, 435. The
circulation secured by lawful money
amounted to $42, ,S01 $40, an increase for the
year of s7,921, 500, and a decrease for the
month of 1852 1853. The amount Of United
States registered bonds on deposit to Sc
cure circulating notes was $344, ,252 ,12O, and
to secure public deposits, $153,3s4, ,07O.
Deaths from Cholera.
The latest list cabled the War depart
ment by General Davis reports the follow
ing deaths from cholera:
James Hamilton Company d, Twenty.
sixth infantry; Robert d. Finney, Company
d. Twenty sixth infantry; Thomas J. Kelly,
| Company A, Eleventh infantry; Louis
! Kopiesoko, Company l., Eleventh infantry;
Jacob Cohen, Company G, Fifth infantry;
George ID. Ravgdo, Company /, Eighteenth
| infantry.
EcuRdOrean Minister Recalled.
Senior Don Luis Feliuse Carbo. who has
been minister from Ecuador to the United
States since January 15. 1896. will formally
| present his letters of recall within a few
days, when SenOr Baquerenzo his sue
cessor, will present his credentials.
Australia Needs Breadstuns.
One hundred thousand pounds OF bread
stuffs must be imported from wheat-pro-
ducing centers to Australia during the
| coming season to meet harvest deficiencies
says United States Consul Cooling at New
castle In a statement dated November II.
The crop in New South Wales, he says.
will not reach 90 per cent Of the quantity
reaped last year, and Victoria will re-
quire imports of 1851. .s2O bushels OF wheat
to supply her needs. The situation is not
so bad in South Australia, though the crop
there is less than last year. About Is, 900
tons OF California flour are aioat for New
South Wales, but the consul says the price
of California flour has risen so greatly
that the effect will be to divert a great
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