The Holly chieftain., 1904-02-19


consular appropriation bill without de
bate.
a bill was introduced by Representa-
tive Emerich of Illinois appropriating
sl0O0.000 for the relief of sufferers
from the Baltimore fire.
Senator Teller has introduced bill
appropriating s1.l00.60O for the con-
struction OF building in Washington
for the general survey.
Before the House committee on la
Dor President Samuel Gompers OF the
American Federation of Labor was
heard by the committee in favor of the
eight-hour bill.
Representative Howell of Utah has
introduced bill providing that all
that portion of Arizona territory lying
north and west of the center OF the
Colorado river shall be annexed to the
state Of Utah.
The State Department being advised,
that the Jiminez rebels were tearing
up the American railway between
Puerto Plata and Santiago, in San
Domingo, has caused warship to be
ordered to the former port.
The Senate passed a bill introduced
by Senator Teller setting apart no less
than seven acres out of mineral lands In
the Eureka mining district at Central
City, Gilpin county, for use of the In
dependent Order Of Odd Fellows for
cemetery purposes.
Brigadier General F. C. Ainsworth,
chief of the record and pension office of
the War Department, in discussing the
,pritc Of ri, HDlSa
committee On reform in the civil SER
vice, predicted that civil pension list
for superannuated civil employees of the
government is one of the certainties OF
the future.
1t was decided at recent meeting
of the executive committee of the AM
erican National Red Cross in Washing
ton to authorize those who applied to
engage in Red Cross work in the Rus
so-Japanese war to effect such organ
ization for the purpose as may be
practicable, with the sanction of the
committee, and such support as might
be available. Among those who have
made application are two prominent
medical men.
The State Department has re-
ctlftl d ieIoi l ny man uhuci uatC VA
San Domingo, Feb. 2, from United
States Minister Powell of the killing by
insurgents of j. G. johnson, the second
class machinist Of the American cruis-
er Yankee, the morning of that date.
The facts have been briefly given in
press dispatches, but the details fur
nished by the minister go to establish
| the fact that the killing was deliberate
and unprovoked.
| The President has taken steps that
probably will result in suspending the
civil service rules in the government
printing office in favor of printers and
binders who have been thrown
out of work on account of the Balti-
more fire He has written a letter to
Public Printer Palmer asking whether
additional help can be employed. and
he has directed an inquiry to the civil
service commission to ascertain wheth-
er there is any objection to temporary
suspension of the rules for those whom
| the fire has thrown out of work. 1t is
| expected the suspension of rules Will
be made at once, and will be in force
| while Congress is in session. The
| President was requested to take this
action by Representative Wachter, in
whose district the burned region Os
| Baltimore is. Mr.. Wachter asked the
| President to visit the scene of the fire,
| but the President will not find time to
| do So
The comptroller of the currency has
made public an abstract Of the reports
| of the national banks in the United
| States, showing their condition at the
| Ipr q >,a
{. $50 institutions, with capital stock
| paid in of s765 SCI $40; resources and
| liabilities of S6.579 141, ,229S4; loans and
discounts, $3, 3,469. 155 ,G43.53; overdrafts,
| $40, ,4Ol, 1854: United States bonds to
secure circulation, $SS7 ,499, 42O; due
| from national banks mot reserve
agents.. 1924, ,555, ,0Sl.99; due from state
banks and bankers, etc, $l04 l51 1888. .43 !;
due from approved reserve agents
| S49l, ,7CG, ,41S45: total specie. $i53 ,191,-
553.21; legal tender notes. $l6l, ,i34 ,599;
liabilities, surplus funds, $3.50 ,53l :
S67.7i;, individual deposits. $4,000 ,619,-
s9S.45; bonds borrowed, S44 970,726.SS;
| loans for account of correspondents,
| S2.263 ,OG6.S3; percentage to deposits of
cash on hand, redemption fund and due
from reserve agents, 2S.23; percentage
of legal reserve to deposit 23
The State Department has instructed
Ambassador Mccormick to ask the
| Russian government at St. Petersburg
for an explanation OF the compulsory
detention in the harbor of Port Arthur
of the American steamship Pleiades,
which conveyed a cargo of flour to
| that place from Honolulu just before
! the outbreak of hostilities. The ship
is owned by the Boston Towboat Com
pany, which has made formal com
plain to the State Department. BY
| some officials the opinion is expressed