The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Of the Pacific station. He Will succeed
Rsad Admiral Casey. who has been
placed on waiting orders
Nstinates qE the sugar crop IN San
ttako, C&hA. !. transmitted TO the State
Departmeat III Consul Holiday at that
city, place the crop for 1868 y 49,
90 bass. an incxease' of 53.1lb bags
over the year now closing.
The quarterly report Of the value Of
foreign coins Issued by the director OF
the mint ahQws that for the three
months ending JanuAry i, 1909, there
had been 4 A,dscneass of 0.es13e In the !
value Of silver per nae ounce.
United States Minister squires at Ha-
yana has formally begun negotiations
station ON. the Isle of Pines. 1t is un-
derstood that the United States asks
for one naval and three ccalin8 sta
lions. -.is.-
The Bolivian minister has received a
cablegram ! saying that the Bolivian
government has signed . treaty for ar
bitration with1the. Republic OF Peru to
settle the boundary question. The ar
bitrator selected is the Argentine gov
eminent.
The commissioner Of patents has
rendered decision announcing that 1t
is against public policy for the ofiice
to lend its sanction to the use OF the
Presidents name by registering any
trade mark therefor without his ex-
press consent.
The monthly statement of the public
debt shows that at the close OF busl-
ness December 81, 1902. the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to
$947. .164.679. q decrease for the month
Of SO. .932. .602. which is largely account
ed for by an increase OF nearly $l0,-
100000 in the amount Of cash on hand. \
The statement Of the coinage execut-
ed at the mints Of the United States
during the calendar year 1902 shows
total Of $79,4 ,815, as follows Gold.
S47, ,109, ,S52; silver, $29, ,928, ,167; minor
coins, $2,447, ,796. In addition the gov
ernment has coined $4,000 pieces for
Venezuela. 1850. 900 for the government
of Colombia, and 37,60S. gold dollars,
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
In an address before the American
Association for the advancement OF
Science, Professor Willis l.. Moore. the
chief of the weather bureau, said that
It costs 81 ESQ, 900 a year TO make the
forecasts; that the frost warnings OF
4 few days ago In Florida saved mil
lions of dollars to the people Of that
state, and that the forewarning OF the
single cold wave recently saved ship
pers $4,000, 600. ~
The committee ON pensions will Inn
mediately take up the legislative, ex-
4srA fA0 Np{A
and 1t will be reported to the Senate as
soon a. possible. It Il bill which
demands considerable Investigation,
and 1t is not probable that It will reach
the Senate much before the middle Of
the month. When 1t II reported the
committee will seek to secure tt1 i'm
mediate consideration.
The monthly circulation statement
issued by the comptroller Of the cur
rency shows that at the close Of the
calendar year the total circulation Of.
national bank notes was 1884 ,929 .78A.
an increase for the year Of S24,640, ,05S.
and an increase for the month of 375.-
270. The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted to $342, 2,127 ,S44.
An increase for the year a '3ag, ,1lS,b3s.
and an increase for the month Of e1.-
0z7, ,435.
The award OF . contract for 4 rapid
fre ,six-inch type gun was made Decem-
bre 29th to the trustees Of the Brown
Segmental Wire Tube Gun by the chief
OF ordnance Of the army under m al
lotment OF $41, 900 provided BY the
board Of ordnance and fortidcaNon.
| Selection Of the type Of gun above mem
| toned II intended to determine the ELI
gibility Of the Brown wire systenh OF
gun making for use In the coast do
lenses Of the United States.
The commissioner Of navigation re-
ports e47 rail and steam vessels OF Ill.,
SO gross tons built In the United
| States and ofieially numbered during
the dix months ended December q,
1891. During the corresponding six
months ended December 81. 1901, TIT
sail and steam vessels Of l54 .076 ,8roea
tons were built. OF the tonnage built
\ Ii the, latter half Of 1909. 9s,57o were
built on the Atlantic and Gulf. 20yAa9
on the Pacific. and 47.S74 tons on ths
Great Lakes.
In Ia address To the convention of
scientists in Bession at Washingtcn.
Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer OF thA unit-
"a States, said the United States 1t
the beginning Of 1908 had an aceumu-
lation Of gold In its vaults the dir Of
which staggered the human mind to
| realize. He called the United States
the home of gu}d" and said: "Ths
stock Of gold M the United States
shows for four 3e9rv IN annual aver