The Raymer enterprise., 1912-04-18
WASHINGTON.
The estimated wealth Of the United
States is $125,O00. 900, 900.


The estimated wealth Of the United
States is s125.0oo. 100000.
Secretary of War stimson will soon
begin distributing to the national
guard of the country the new auto.
matte pistol recently adopted.
The Senate committee on public
health ordered favorably reported
Senator Owens bill to create nation.
al department Of public health.
Secret service officers have begun
hunt for registered package contain.
ing $25,OO0. which is said to have been
lost, or stolen, somewhere betw cen
Chicago, ILL.,, and Pasadena, Calf.
There is no prospect Of another
meeting of the conferees on the Borah
three-year homestead bill within the
next few days at least. Senator Smoot
announced that further meetings had
been deferred, at the request Of Secre-
tary Fisher.
The Senate irrigation committee has
reported favorably Senator Borans
bill to grant patents to entrymen on
government reclamation projects uEon
compliance with the requirements.
the deferred payments due for water
to be lien upon the property until
liquidated.
Joseph Sellwood, an ore mine expert
of Duluth. told the House steel inves.
tigating committee that the Lake Su.
perior ore region contains .4OO,0OO.O0O
tons Of available ore, Of which about
550,OOO.0O0 tons. excluding the Hill
lease ores, are controlled by the Unit.
ed States steel corporation.
Government supervision Of cotton
and grain exchanges as the result Of
violent fluctuations in prices Of com.
modities and as a safeguard against
speculation and gambling was pro.
posed by w. B. Thompson, former
president Of the New Orleans Stock
Exchange, before the House commit.
tee.
General debate on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill has closed and when
It is taken up for amendment the real
assault on its provisions will begin. 1t
is expected the fight on the proposed
Inauguration Of parcels post system
will mark the beginning Of bitter
debate to amend many Of the bills
provisions.
The senator's of Virginia and West
Virginia have begun a movement 10
require the government to account TO
the thirteen original states for the
money received from the sale Of
Northwest Territory, although GEN.
tury has passed since the territory
was given by Virginia to the federal
government.
The Senate passed the army appro
priation bill carrying 3s5,.l4.71O, or
$3.50 .453 more than the bill carried
when It passed the House and S2.726..
925 more than last years appropriation.
Senator Warren said the increase had
been made necessary by the economy
wave which swept over Congress last
year and caused un warranted reduc.
tions.
The Indignation Of State Depart.
ment officials over the execution OF
Thomas Fountain, the American gun.
ner who was captured by the rebels
at Parral, Mexico, is believed to be ccr.
tain to prejudice any attempt on the
part Of the rebels to secure any rec.
ognition Of belligerent rights. so nee.
sary to successful conduct Of their
campaign.
The crop reporting board of the
bureau Of statistics, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, estimates.
from the reports Of correspondents and
agents Of the bureau, that the average
condition Of winter wheat on April l
was sos per cent of normal, against
1873 on April l. 1911; S0.8 on April /.
1910. and S6.1, the average condition
for the past ten years on April /. rhe
average condition Of rye on April
was S7.9 per cent Of normal, against
1913 on April 1, 1911; 92.3 on Apri IL.
1910, and S9.s. the average condition
for the past ten years on April 1.