Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1893, Page 1

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WAUGH, to prospective clothed in a mantleof green ‘Then beautiful doth earth appear, sut tho best display of mantels seen Ave the mantels we show bere. M. ROCHE, the Mantel Man, ‘716 13th ot nw. aim Opp. Builders’ Exchange. _ Bq £8108 Ligui scrvTILLaTIONs. SerCrabb’s Svarkling, the most popular champagne of the seeson, only Zoe. Qt., 87 ease of Lz Pure Blackberry and Cherry Brandies, uleceuitine ardelon buly 81 per battle: (6-0! Stock Ports for invalids and convales- cette, Toc. gt. $250 per al. TO-KALON WINE cO., 14th st. ow. <a e Do you not often mislay and sometimes lose your important papers, such as/letters, receipts, &e.. Be. ‘The COLTON FILE ENVELOPE saves one an au/ul lot of worry and inconvenience Ke We are headguarters for everything in the stationery line af lowest prices. EASTON & RUPP, Blank Book Makers, LITH ST. (Just above the avenue. ans — CONSEQUENCE OF THE LARGE I ‘reas in our electrical and machine bust- ce. cir removal to oUF new quarters, G3L Gst have conciaded to devote ourselves to these ae SE Bere Ersuaris £0 Mewar Qevvton 8 Co.. whom we are cons i Bem every courtesy. — SORDAN & MacLZOD. OUGHT TO GO QUICK! Half prices and Rackets, Out they go. 83 to 24.50 Rackets now. 85 to $7.50 Rackets now. less for Tennis And other “things™ you need now at bargain prices. Adjustable Wire Window Screens.......25¢. Wire Sereen Doors... -90e. each, ‘2-burner Gas Stoves. Sat. Ice Cream Freezers. 4-qt. Ie Cream Freezers. . BARBER & ROSS, cor. 11th and G ste cs COOL, COMFORTABLE ROOMS he RANDOLPH—the newhotel. Situated Sine e Deire a7 the bectnecs cmntee of town. Everything new, freak and clean. Exceitent table. ‘ery moderate rates. HOTEL RANDOLPH, 1°0¢ G ST. N.W. a8 => PILFS._BLIND, BLEEDING, INTERNAL Bese Srtiealine tes tuccomfally” treated whiboat cutting. tring or detention from business. Dr SHRADER Specialist for Rectal Diseases, office SOLO st wwe Consultation e 1 HEREBY NOTIYY THE PUBLIC THAT Sie been comnectal with the Aria of Bers Herrmann. ieyaman, A817 aw oe Ostober 1, 1808. FRITZ HERRMANN, with tor Laundry Co at oe —" CPTURE CURED =. Without loss of time from bust- inlese and entizely safe Names Of parties who bate ‘cap be fur- hisved at our parlors, 30 and 32 Metzerott Kuilding, 10-30 0m. to'5 p.m. WASH INGTON HERNIA INSTITUTE. Send us 8 Bes cer FOUR ROOMS N.Y. cor. F and 15th sts.—suitabie for any puzpose. X ae eee See eee. —— JE AN. TH. OLD PIANO. ee ei Rite Crna cau make your selection from « fine standard end artiste styles at prices that will {fleace. Full value Papowent. $10 monthly Yale “You can eave 823 to 3]00 with us THE PIANO EXCHANGE, 913 Pa. a stool be x .‘T RCH, 14TH AND G. ‘Bring some one with you. ie ALISM.-MRS. BR (Nednenday ‘SPIRITUAL Temple, 4236 st. n.w.. on which occasion she please ine audience with some remarkable testa Tee" PW. C. BCRIBNER. Chairman Bus. Com. = VERY COOL. COMFORTABLE HOTEL ‘in the Fismere this hot weather. Every- thing first class. Terms very te. * * * 1406-12 Hat. nw. ‘aud Ls The weather ia likely to be warmer and fair ‘tomorrow. ae sete oe < MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. Everybody uses molding—it's the leading article fm any house that sells mill work, and we are selling this at 40c. per 100 ft. (60c. else rhere. maere) MOLDING, 400. PKR 100. MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. MOLDING, 40c. PER 100. “@rIr you read tt in our ad. the 20. LIBBEY, BITTINGER & MILLER. “Lumber, Mill-work and Builders’ Hardware.” Cor. 6th and N. ¥. ave. ow. and “Things We" “*Hear™ rs “about The” ject Se . | Sienmemt is tty to are the sole D. C. agents for the “Densmore.” Stop in for s Densmore booklet. COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO... 27 Bst.2.w, ED. EASTON, Pron (and) R. F. CROMELIN, See. BIBLE STUDY EVERY EVENING THIS week, except Saturday, at 8 o'clock at venth Day Adventist Church, on Sth stn, @. bet. ‘and @ sta. ‘an Horn, Caveness and Moon ‘will be present. The public is cordially invited. 1t FIRST MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. stockholders of the Union Loan snd The vestinent Cot iy. which has been chartered Under the laws of the state of West Vitgisies bys charter «ranted on the twenty-seventh of July, 1803, are Rereby notified that the fr-t meeuing of ‘of said for the adoption of by- See sy other business elating to, said company. wil held att mutt, House Forgew. Ya. cntne TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1843. at TWELVE O'CLOCK M. TNOULY Jones," Geo CHaxDEER B. B. CUSHMAN. B. W. PERKINS. = SILVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME. Ev iytion of printing. Best of work.” Lowest prices for sane quality ey aay gutorced at) ‘512 Lith ot nw. VESSELS OF THE NAVY. ment of Them Will Prob- je Soon. ‘The conditions which recently threatened the peace of the many countries of the Pa- cific having practically disappeared through natural causes, there is no longer the same urgency for American war ships on that station, and the Navy Department has more | } A SILVER CAUCUS. It Is Not Largely Attended by Mem- bers of the House. THE SITUATION A CURIOUS ONE Jealousies of the Leadership Rife in One Camp. NO LEADER IN THE OTHER. ‘The silver men of the House met in cau- cus at the Capitol today to discuss the Proposition for an agreement to go ahead with the consideration of the silver ques- tion in the House at once. Whether or not the plans they decide on can be carried out, there is ttle doubt that the matter will come up in the House tomorrow, or the next day, without reference to any commit- tee and without rules. The situation is a very curious one, and it would be amus- ing if it were not so serious. ‘There is a lot of fiddling around to no purpose by men on both sides of the question. Amongst the leading gold men there has arisen a jeal- ousy and rivairy for leadership which is Mable to interfere very seriously with any consistent and united plan of action. There is a very strong suspicion that some of the leaders among the gold men are so much interested in their own personal welfare as to committee assignments and prominence in leadership that they and their friends are in a measure losing sight of the thing they are supposed to have come here for. The fact that Bourke Cockran first proposed the plan for an immediate consideration of the matter Congress 1s called together to dispose of, appears to have suddenly alarm- ed some of his colleagues lest he should thus acquire a leadership which they feel should go to some one else, and this rivalry yeems to be a more important matter to them than anything else just at present. Somewhat Unnecessary Efforts. At the same time the efforts being made by Mr. Cockran and some of the silver men to come to an agreement seem to be in a measure unnecessary. The situa- tion seems to be confused thus by jealous- ies in one camp over the leadership and an absence of leadership and an imperfect un- derstanding of tuation in the other camp. While the sliver men are trying to come to un agreement with their oppo- nents, permitting them to get votes on cer- tain propositions, there is nothing now to intertere with their going right ahead with- out consent or agreement. As far as they are concerned 4 agreement is absolutely unnecessary as to the details of procedure, and while it is better that there should be some understanding as to whether or not the subject is to be taken up at once, yet any member can without such understand- ing bring the question before the House, and any number and any sort of amend- ments can be offered and voted on by the silver men. Mr. Bland could tomorrow in- troduce in the House and get immediate time to consider the work desired of the vessels composing that fleet. Nearly all of | these took part in the naval review at New York, and were hurriedly prepared for duty on the Pacific, then thought to require im- mediate attention. Since then affairs have quieted down considerably, and the occasion for haste has passed. This is par- ticularly the case with Samoa and Nicara- gua, which appear to have resumed their formal state. The disposition of the Pacific fleet will not be settled for some time yet, and the only thing imown in rd to the matter is that Boston, ich has been at Honolulu ever since the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, will be sent to San Francisco as soon as she {s relieved. The Philadelphia and the Alliance are the only vessels on the Pacific coast available for this duty at present, but the Yorktown will also be there in a few weeks. One of these | three will be sent to Honolulu, and another one will go to Samoa, leaving but one on the lower Pacific coast. The squadron will soon be strengthened by the arrival of the Charleston and the return of the vessels patrolling the sealing grounds in_ Bering sea. The Charleston Is now at Fortress Monroe, and will start on her long voyage this week certainly. oe GAVE HIS FRIENDS A FRIGHT. It was Feared That Prof. Dalton, the Swimmer, Was Drowned. The friends of Prof. Dalton, the well- known swimmer, feared he was drowned early yesterday afternoon near the fron pier, Coney Island. He entered the water for the purpose of giving a private exhi- bition, and a small boat was to follow him. But those who were in the boat and the crowd on the beach lost sight of him just after an fron steamboat him, and he was not seen again. A strong flood tide was running at the time and it was thought that he was taken with cramps and drown- ed. Prof. Dalton, however, showed up all right at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He said he thought the row boat_ was following him, and swam to Staten Island. His re- turn was @ relfef to the thousands of per- sons who were on the beach awaiting the return of his body. Prof. Dalton is a Prussian and_ has achieved many natatorial feats, and es- pecially in Europe. He swam the English channel and has remained sixty hours in the water at one time. He is fifty years old. s¥20-3m_ RIGHT WOOD RAILWAY COMPANY BS PEC kes cava tonto of Fen a Seited ak taeeroqchieen ‘saliceed sesy tan mie upon or ee Cae ees and x." Care leave Silver Springs and Pikozte Bare evry toni ins fort ch ade thee not wish Peta eT Os. O'BRIEN, Superintendent. P “SELL-QUICK" PRICES ON MEN’ an STS. All $3.50 Pants now $7.90. All $5.00 Pants now S00. All $7.09 Pants now $5.00. All $0.00 Pants now $6.00. ‘Also all made-to-measure Parts greatly reduced. EISEMAN BROS., Eand 7th sts. ow. 2 ER COMPORT. WSCMMER SHIRTS to order. Come fore going rapidiy. SOPOT. pgctory, 908°F at, — THE HANDSOMEST WHEEL YET —" SHOWN HOT ‘Hall’ quick, as they cory Is the Full Copper-piated No. 5 Rambier on exhibition at 1325 14th st. ow. Weight, 22% pounds. Price, $175. The Full Nickel-piatel Yo. 4 at the same price, comes pretty close to the 5 for beauty, but is Rot quiteso unique. Justcast an eye toward them when yougo up that way. st GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFQ. Co. g@=Dk. W. A LYON HAS REMOVED HIS ‘dental office from Lt G st to 732 14th ewe tan" SOT berrER Ase Summer beverage than PALMER'S BELFAST GINGER ALE, Equal to imported, Ask for it at your Grocer’s, Druggist's or Restaurant crorder trom the manufacturer. SAMUEL C. PALMER st. aw. Devote: {706 ia saw. OND DIAMOND TTING Aspecialty of our Factory. B&R HARRIS & CO., Manufacturing Jewelers, Cor, 7th and Dn.w. L<— nee = x, ee pri TER AND PUBLISHER. Fine book gna job printing. foe st. uw. Telephone Hak Lez) Hus-116 8 NTELS, ANDIRONS, — FENDERS, | <a Throish: iron Gas” Fixtures, &c: flee, Stained Glass, Mosaics. Marbies. seveue Je. CORNING. Tile Shop, 520 13th st. Getting Ready for Nominations. ‘The President has requested the heads of the different departments to assist him in ia. for speedy transmission to the | Senate the nominations of the officers in| j all branches of the service appointed by | him during the Congressional recess. He has also arranged for the prompt filling of | all vacancies existing in the civil service, attention being first devoted to the most urgent cases. It is said that there {s no special necessity for haste in regard to the vacancy on the Supreme Court bench, and | that appointment may be delayed until the | court {3 about to reassemble for the fall term. ——______ Pension Office Personals. First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions Murphy and family are at Atlantic City. Dr. W. Lee White of the medica! division is at his desk after a summer outing at Atlantic City. Mrs. Carden, wife of W. P. Carden of the mat! division, is visiting kindred at Knox- ville, Tenn. Mrs. Mary Brown of the medical division is at Atlantic City with her daughter, Mrs. Davis of California. eo ——____ Fourth-c Postmasters. The total number of fourth-class post- masters appointed today was eighty-one. Of these forty-nine were appointed to fill vacancies occasioned by removals, thirty to fill vacancies caused by resignations and two were to fill vacancies caused by deaths. The Virginia appointments were as follows: W. P. Bell, Accomack, vice G. F. Parker, removed: W. R. Davis, Haynes- ville, vice T. W. King, resigned: Mrs. B. N. Richardson, Valley View, vice W. L. Rich- ardson, removed; David Mar, jr., Waverly station, vice S."S. Ellis, removed. ‘There Was but one Maryland appointment, that of W. P. Stafford, to be postmaster at Burrs- ville, vice F. A. Porter, removed. 2 To Preserve Peace. Gen. Schofield has ordered four troops of the third cavalry at Fort Riley to re- port to Gen. Miles at Chicago for duty in connection with the opening of the Chero- kee strip for settlement. This will make eight troops of cavalry to enforce the law for the clearing of the strip and to preserve the peace when it {s opened for settlement under the President's proclamation, which will be issued in a few days. ee Not Entitled to Entry. ‘The acting Secretary of the Treasury has informed the collector of customs at Buf- falo, N.Y.. that tmasmuch as licenses to fish in Canadian waters are granted to Can- adian citizens only, fish caught in such | ful state of mind or are not prepared to waters by American citizens are clearly not entitled to free entry into the United States. consideration for a bill ‘the Sher- man law and pI of silver at a bull would then at once become sul to all sorts of amendments, and without any agreement the silver men could get votes 0m any proposition they want. Danger of a Filibuster. Apparently the only danger of @ filibuster comes from the silver men, and they would not be apt to filibuster against their own measure. On the other hand, what the wold men claim to want ts an immediate vote on the question, which they could get by offering a substitute for the measure presented by the silver men. The fact is that what Mr. Cockran and Mr. Bland are trying to reach an jreement on can be done just as well without any agreement atall. What Mr. Bland is asking for, that is, a vote on a number of silver proposi- tions if what they most want cannot be had, is just what no one can prevent his getting, if, without conference with any ene, he merely puts in his bill and starts the fight. Mr. BL Explanation. Before the caucus -net Representative Bland said the purpose for which it had been called was to organize the silver forces, appoint committees and prepare generally for the struggle before them. To the suggestion that some silver men would not attend the ~aucus for the reason that they did not want thereby to scem to separate themselves from thelr respective parties Mr. Bland responded that it was Rot expected, that much uld or comfort was to be derived from those who had not ihe courage of their convictioas. “There will be many a scalp taken by tie people before this fight is over,” contiaued the apostle of ‘There are men here representing free silver constituencies who are panic-stricken and are ready to yield to the clamor against silver. The people are not so affected; they will look upon the matter dispassionately when it is ended and ask their Represent- atives what alled them. The people do not consider the attack upon the Sherman law ag sincere, nor is it_to them the question of first importance. They look upon It as a ht between gold men and bimetallists, and while they would not be willing to see the present laws relating to coinage uncondi- Uonally repealed, what they want first of all is free coinage of silver. That is the main question. A Slim Attendance. ‘The hall of the House was closed shortly before 12 o'clock and the friends of free sil- ver began theircaucus. The attendance was small, and up to half-past twelve not more than fifty members made their appearance. The doorkeepers were instructed to notify each member who applied for admission that the meeting was confined to free coin- members. ‘here was some unfavorable comment at this peculiar instruction, and it was argued that the result would be to keep out of the caucus many members who are in a doubt- take an extreme position. However that may be, it was a noticeable fact that the attempt to draw from both parties failed signaliy, for but one republi- can—Mr. Bowers of California—joined in the deliberations of the silver men. Mr. Cul- berson of Texas acted as chairman of the caucus, which is the first of its kind that has been held in the House for several years. ——_-e—_____ MR. HARTER’S VIEWS. ‘What Should Be Done Beside a Re- peal of the Silver Purchase Law. Mr. Harter says there are two other things beside the repeal of the silver pur- chase law, as recommended by President Cleveland, and two only absolutely essen- tial to the complete return of confidence and the rapid growth of prosperity. “The first is least important, perhaps,” he said, “but it will produce instant and most wholesome results. This is to give national banks the right to issue notes up to the par value of their bonds. A still more import- ant thing Is to give the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, with the approval of the Pres dent, the right to sell United States thirty- year 3 per cent bonds at any time, in any amount and on any terms he sees fit in order to maintain all United States coined and paper money at a parity, or in order to pay all debts of the United ‘States at ma- turity. “Other wholesome legislation might fol- low, but with these measures passed I Rould prefer to adjourn and let the country have a rest until the regular session.” -_o— A Promotion. Mr. Wilber G. Piatt of Indiana has been appointed disbursing officer of the second auditor's office. He ix an oll clerk. and now holds a $1,800 clerkship. His new as- | signment adds $200 to his salary. e. Pardoned to Die. The President has granced a pardon in the case of Ike Mason, ilias Jonnson, allas Whisky Jack, now imprisoned in the De- troit house of correction on conviction of larceny. He is reported to be in the last stages of consumption and has not long to ve. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S, A Party Oaucus Held Today Without Any Result. Decidedly Animated at Times—Free Silver Republicans Vote an Adjournment of the Senate. Almost every democratic Senator was present at the party caucus held this morn- ing. The meeting was convened at 10:30 o'clock, and when the hour of noon arrived nothing definite had been accomplished and an adjournment was taken until immediate- ly after the adjournment of the Senate. The resolution of Mr. Hale (rep.) yester- ay, which so suddenly and unexpectedly brought the question of speedy repeal of the Sherman law before the Senate, it was thought by some democrats, placed them in a position where a conference became necessary in order that the policy of the party might be discussed and unanimity of action agreed upon. ‘As might be expected, with the demo- ¢rats divided upon this subject, as are the republicans, there was a diversity of opin- fon, and a vast amount of unimportant talk was indulged in, with the inevitable result of nothiag being determined upon when the noon hour came around. The discussion was decidedly animated, and at times there was @ tinge of sarcasm in the tones of those who Were inclined to look upon the atti- tude of the President, as defined tn his m Sage, as being in opposition to the pl form of the democratic purty. No definite Proposition was advanced, and when the caucus adjourned it was just as much at sea as when it was called together. Immediately after the caucus numer- ous conferences were had between the dei. ocrats and free-silver republicans of the same persuasion, the result of which was apparent as soon as the journal was re: A motion was made to adjourn, and it was noticeable that the silver republicans voted with the democrats to carry out that prop. osition. This was taken as an evidence of a desire for time, and the caucus im- ediately reassembied. The democrats will endeavor to reach some conclusion this af- ternoon. If this question is disposed of, the subject of the patronage of the Senate will also be taken, and the distribution of of- fices be agreed upon, provided there be no division upon that matter. A Steering Committee. ‘The caucus of the democratic Senators this afternoon remained continuously in session until 2:30 o'clock. They adjourned without having reached any definite policy on the silver question. ‘The discussion was an animated one, and disclosed that there was considerable of difference of opinion among the majority as to what Hne of pro- cedure should be adopted. ‘The only conclusion reached was the ap- Eiaeent of a committee which will act in the capacity of a steering committee with the object to try to formulate some plan which will be agreeable to the party and which may be adopted at another cau- cus to be held in the near future. Though it was announced after the caucus that this committee had not been appointed, {t ts very likely that its members are Senators Gormon, Gray, Blackburn, Ran- som and Voorheee Immediately after the adjournment of the caucus these Senators met in the rooms of the committee on ap- propriation for a conference. Owing to the inability of the caucis to come to some agreement tl object cf the majority now is to allow the financial question to rest for « few days, in order that time may be gati«i during which con ferences may be held between the silver and anti-silver men looking toward some middle grounds upon which both can meet. In view of this it ws not unlikely that both houses will adopt a resolution tomorrow adjourning over until Mon Jay next. Tn the meantime it 1s the hope of the leaders that some a je arrangement may be reach- °- THE TROLLEY IN CONGRESS. Why Members Hesitate to Talk the Subject. Members of the present House who were on the District committee last session en- tertain the general opinion that opportunity will be afforded during the session for the consideration of District affairs. Mr. Richardson, who expects to be a member of the District Committee, 1s very hopeful. He said today that tn his opinion’ there is no occasion to anticipate any disinclina- tion upon the part of the House to set aside the usual two days in each month for the consideration of District affairs. As far as he himself 1s concerned, he would like to have more time than that accorded the District. He realizes, he sald, that the needs of the District are constantly in- creasing, demanding more attention from Congress. Mr. Richardson, who is a candidate for chairman, is still’ shy on the trolley ques- tion. He'is very coy when the subject is introduced. He explains his bashfulness by saying that as a prospective member of the committee which will have jurisdiction over this subject he is in the position of a juryman trying @ case and should listen to he testimony of both sides without ex- Pressing an opinion. Several of Mr. Richardson's colleasues from Tennessee are pronounced advocates of the trolley, notably Representatives Washington and McMillan and Senator Harris. Commenting upon this coincidence an anti-trolley friend of the District said today that “Mr. Richardson appears to be living in a highly trolleyfied atmosphere. Mr. Heard of Missouri, ‘the other candi- date for chairman, is also a little difident upon the trolley subject, inasmuch as he de- clined to discuss it. ‘He says, however, that his record in past years ‘upon this matter is open to every one. The record shows that he has never entertained any prejudice to the trolley, not objecting to it for suburban use, but’ never recommend- ing it for use where the citizens objected. It appears to be the unanimous opinion of members interested in District affairs that an effort will be made at this session. to authorize the use of the trolley in this city, and in proof thereof js cited the hesitancy of members to talk upon the subject. ————_-e-+__ THE UNION OF THE BANK: The Committee Co: ering s Plan of Organization. ‘The committee appointed at the meet- ing of the representatives of the banks and the financial institutions of the city held Monday evening met yesterday at the Metropolitan Bank and discussed plans for a.more complete union of the banking in- stitutions of the city. The action of the committee is not final, but will be reported to the next meeting of the bankers of the city. The spirit which was manifest at the meeting on Monday night looking to- ward a closer union of the banking inter- ests of the city was evident. ‘the plan of organization of the clearing house asso- ciations in most of the large cities was dis- cussed and it was thought that wmething of the kind could be formed here. It was decided to send a representative to Baltimore and possibly to New York to ex- amine the plan of the organization of the earing house associations in those cities. is a clearing house organization in this city, but it is merety for the purpose of handling the checks of the members at the close of each day's business. In other cities the clearing house associations have a wider scope, which enables all the Institu- tions to act as a unit, and in times of emer- ency to adopt such measures as will result in the general welfare, In New York recentiy the banks have is- sued what are known as clearing-house cer- tificates, which relieves the members of the sssociation from a drain of cash, It 1s pro- Posed to adopt a similar plan here, and the committee will procure blank forms of the certificates used in other cities and will make themselves familiar with other details so that thelr report will be clear and prac- cal. In some cases the clearing house associ- ations ure corporate bodies, with well de- fined powers and duties. Something of the same sort will be proposed to the bankers in this city. ‘There {s no apprehension that there will be any trouble in this city, but independ- ent of the prospect of trying times it is be- lieve that the association of the banks of a_elty for purposes of mutual protection and help facilitates business and strength- ens the credit of the city. It is proposed to place this city on an equal footing with any other city as far as the banking facil- itfes are concerned. —.___ The Destroyer at Newport. The torpedo boat Destroyer, in tow of the tug Nina, arrived at Newport today to assist in torpedo experiments. PREPARED TO CLASH. There Will Be Opposing Elements in the Cincinnati Convention. OHIO DEMOCRACY DIVIDED ON SILVER. Not Inclined to Follow the Presi- dent's Lead. THE CANDIDATES SUGGESTED. ——— CINCINNATI, Aug. 9—To the strains of martial music and between columns of “Old Glorys” and gay colored banners, the representatives of the state democrats have | taken the queen city by storm. Many of the outside clubs and marching organizations that had previously indicated an intention of lending their presence to the occasion have, for one cause or another, been compelled to cancel their plans, yet the declaration of the leaders that this | would be the largest democratic conven- tion ever held in the state bids fair to hold good. Although Music Hall has a seating capac- | ity of nearly six thousand, pretty nearly every seat has already been marked off for outside contingents, and the local demo- cratic organizations are being reduced to hard pan in their efforts to take care of | themselves and their friends. It will be @ big convention, and judging by the pres- ent outlook, a decidedly lively one. Unless there 1s @ clearing of the atmos-! phere today It will be a free-for-all race for the gubernatorial nomination, and the light- ning may strike any one of the dozen ormore candidates that have permitted their names to be mentioned, but who aa yet have fail- | ed _to manifest enough confidence in their | support as to open headquarters. ‘he opposition to Lawreace ‘T. Neal, the President's opponent, seems absolutely vn- able to concentrate itself upon any candi- date, while the Neal leutea nts clatm that since headquarters were opencd last even- | ing they have been contiauously in receipt of pledges of support from unexpected quar- ters. an evidence of the prevailing chaos the Lucas county delegation, which has never been known to put in ah appearance at a convention without a favorite candidate, came In this morning utterly at sea and anxious to learn the lay of the land. Incipient booms have been started for J. J. Lentz of Columbus, ex-Congressinan W. 5. Haines of Fremont, Charles W. Haker of this clty and several others, but they are so far confined to hotel lobbtes and curb- stones, and have failed to reach the cignity of open headquarters, Between now and tomorrow morning the efforts of the leading delegates who are on the side of the administration will be dl- rected toward bringing about a sentiment by which a clash in the convention on the silver issue may be avoided. ‘The delegates that have come instructed for free coinage at the ratio of 16 to 1 are Just as uncompromising as they were last night and insist that if the committee on resolutions goes back on the declarations of previous conventions they will divide the convention. On the other hand, the unin- structed ejement is equally emphatic in thetr declaration that no out and out reso- lution can be adopted, while at the same time they admit that a resolution Indorsing the position taken by the President in yes- terday’s message would be overwhelmingly defeated. ‘As a compromise, therefore, tt 1s proposed to simply reaffirm the pronouncement of last year's national convention in favor of Dimetailism with silver and gold to be kept at _a parity. The tariff plank will also be modeled after that of the national platform. There was less talk this morning of springing the name of ex-Gov. Campbell in the event of a deadlock or of Neal showing indications of getting under the wire. | Re- rt has {t that the ex-governor, who !s in New York, has sent a dispatch to one of his friends for presentation to the convention, emphatically reaffirming his previous decla ration that under no circumstances can be induced to make the race. It 18 ge: ally conceded by all but a few of the dele- gates that Campbell cannot and must not! be regarded as an available candidate on any contingency. Several contests between the administra- tion and antl-administration forces are | Ikely to occur in the district meetings this | evening. In the thirteenth district, which includes Tiffin, Sandusky and other towns, & determined and probably successful effort | will be made to depose from the state cen- | tral committee Dr. J. Norton, ex-chairman | of that committee, and who ‘has been the | leader of the anti-Cleveland element in the | district. This ts the only offense tnat ts charged against him. ——.——_ THE FINANCIAL STRUGGLE. It Began in the Senate Without Delay —Some Speeches. The financial struggle was begun in the Senate yesterday almost before the last words of the President's message had been read. Mr. Hale started the ball rolling by the introduction of a resolution fixing the hour of meeting of the Senate at 11 o'clock. He did this, he said, in order to expedite matters. Senators on the republican side wanted immediate action. They wanted the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Voorhees) to report a bill in accordance with the patriotic sug- gestions of the President, so that the Sen- ate could get to work on Thursday morning. Such a measure could only be passed in one, way, and that was by the Senate sitting | days and nights and Sunday: Mr. Gorman of Maryland resented Mr. Hale's remarks as being made to gain a partisan advantage. It was “small poll- eee he said, that had suggested the reso- lution, ‘The Senate dare not (as the Senator from Maine knew, and as the country knew,) dis- pose of such a question in haste. Senators on both sides were divided in opinion as to the Pere remedy to be applied. He trusted that all Senators would arise above mere partisanship and would settle the question to the interests of the country; and he hoped that nothing would be done on the republican side of the chamber to excite | party feeling on the democratic side. He trusted that, from this time on, it would be thoroughly understood that Sen- ators were here to serve their country; that there was an awful condition of affairs ex- isting, and that they would come to the con- sideration of the question deliberately and calmly, with a view of perfecting some leg- islation that would gtve relief. Mr. Voorhees also took a hand in the de- bate, and during his remarks said: “I shall issue the call tomorrow for the committee to meet Thursday, to take up the great question as it must be taken up—far away from the species of cheap demagoguers such as we have been | listening to.’ The idea of dealing with the question in the hop-skip-and-jump style suc- gested by the Senator from Maine is amaz- ing in the Senate of the United States, par- | ticularly in the case of a Senator who is pow forward to undo what he has helped to do. The Senator from Maine forgets that every curse of the Sherman act comes | home to roost on that side of the chamber, | not on this, Not a single vote on our side was given for that miserable act. I never | belfeved in it and do not ns idea of the Senator from Matue appealing to me to make haste to undo the infamy | and fraud which he himself voted to fasten | on this country is about the most refresh- ing thing that I h: witnessed in thirty years of public life.” (Laughter and hand clapping on the floor and tn the galleries— the galleries being reproved for their share in the demonstration by the presiding offi- cer, Mr. Blackburn of Kentucky.) Senators Sherman and Vest also took part in the colloquy, which was closed by Mr. eller ‘The Senate adjourned at 4:30 o'clock. cae ‘Treasury Appointment The Secretary of the Treasury has ap- pointed Richard D. Gwyder of Washington to be a Chinese inspector and Edwari T. Stokes of New York to be @ special agent. E. H. McAmuch has resigned his position as an immigrant inspector. C. O. Pratt of Michigan, a special inspector of customs, has been ‘removed. ———_—_-e-______ Wants to Be Appraiser. P. B. Gallagher has made application to the Secretary of the Treasury for appoint- ment as appraiser at San Francluca | | Montana, Shou | the available cash But the | ONLY THE SENATE. It Was the Only Body in Session at the Oapitol Today, No Business Was Transacted, but When the Minutes Were Read the Boay Adjourned. THE SENATE. The chaplain’s opening prayer this morn- | ing was a eulogy upon the late Senator Stanford of California, who had, Mr. Mil- burn said, since the last session entered the spiritual world. He spoke of him as eminent by energy and by the success which it gave him, and yet more eminent by the use he made of money, converting it from lucre into wealth by private gen- erosity and public beneficence ani by the grandeur of the gift which he made for the framing of young men and women in knowledge, virwe ana piety, thus embalm- ing his name in the grateful remembrance of mankind. The prayer continued in these words: Comfort his widow in her desolation, grant her the only consolation which the en heart knows—the sense of Thy nee and Thy love—and help her to| complete the noble purpose which has en- gaged her husband and herself through many years, the crowning of the noble monument to the memory pf their beloved son. The journal of yesterday having been read, the House joint resolution for the pay- ment of sessional employes of the House and Senate was laid before the Senate and | was referred to the committee on appro- priations. An Adjournment Carried. Mr. Gorman (Md.) then :noved that the | Senate adjourn, and Mr. Platt (Conn.) de- | manded the yeas and nays on that motion. The vote resulted: Yeas, 4%; nays, the Senate, at 12:20, row at noon. The negative votes were all given by republicans—Mr. Veifer (Kan.) voting with them, and Mr. Kyle «S. D.) vot- ing with the democrats. The democrats all voted for adjournment, an4 were joined in that vote by the following named repubit- | cans: Messrs. Dubois of Idaho, Jones of Nevada, Perkins of California,’ Power of ip of Idaho, Stewart of Ne- Colorado’ and Wolcott of | vada, Teller of Solorado. CAPITOL TOPICS. | Brief Mention of Matters Connected With Legisitation. | ‘The first bill introduced in the Senate this | session was that of Senator Hill's, which | provides for the repeal of sections 1, 3 and 4 of the Sherman act, and declares thet this repeal is not to be considered as an sban- donment of bi-metallism, but that the policy of the government shall be the maitter-| ance of gold and silver as the standard of money metal to the accomplishment of which the government shall be steadily and saiely directed. Four Committees Authorized. | A resolution introduced in the House yes- terday afternoon by Mr. Catchings of Mis- sissippi was agreed to, authorizing the) Speaker to appoint the committees on rules, | accounts, enrolled bills and mileage, with the membership which they possessed in the last Congress. ‘The rules of the last Con- ‘weteialso referred to mimittee Series = Large Namber of Senate he Two hundred and fifty-nine bills and a number of resolutions were introduced in the Senate yesterday. The majority of them ‘were measures that were presented to the last Congress, but not acted on. Among the bills was Mr. Hill's suspension bili, Mr. Hoar’s resolution to repeal the silver pur- ghase clause of the Sherman act and Mr. Vest's bill to fix the number of craius of gold and silver in the gold and silver coins of the United States | (the silver dollar to contain 464 4-10 grains of | pure silver or 516 grains of standart silver). | Senator Hunton of Virginia offered bills | repealing the Sherman jaw, providing for the purchase of not more’ than $2.10: | worth of bullion a month, and authorizing | the coinage of a standard stlver dollar of | 420 grains, also a bill repealing all acts and parts of acts discriminating tn taxation against the circulating of notes of state banks and state banking associations and a measure providing for an income tax of 40 cents on each $100 owned by persons or cor- porations in excess of $5,000. Richardson Gets His Seat. ‘The House spent the greater part of yes-| terday afternoon considering the contested | election case of Belknap against Richardson of Michigan. ‘The resolution declaring Leik- | nap (rep.) entitled to the seat was defeated | by @ vote of 198 nays to Ilf ayes. The reso- | lution on declaring Richardson elected w then ay to without division and he w sworn in. The vote was not strictly a p: tsan one. Representative Oates of A’ bama declared that the matter was u dif™i- cult one to decide and suggested further consideration of It by the committee on cloc- | tions. Nine other democrats agreed with | him upon this point, but a motion to refer | the matter to a special committee of five members was defeated. ° Launch of the Minneapolis. Arrangements were made at the Navy Department yesterday for the launch of the cruiser Minneapolis at Philadelphia next Saturday. Miss Washburn, daughter of the Senator from Minnesota, ‘will chris- ten the vessel. Secretary Herbert and a| RArtY of Prominent officials will attend the unch. ~ A Resignation Accepted. The aE Ee of Marshall L. Mott as assistant U. 8. attorney for the western district of North Carolina has been ac- cepted by the President, to take effect on the qualification of his successor. ety St ha The Chesapeake Bay Quarantine. The revenue cutter Colfax, stationed at Wilmington, N. C., has been ordered to proceed to Fortress Monroe, Va., to as- sist in enforcing the quarantine laws. = —-e-~ A Conaclence Contribatio: A consclence-stricken resident of Philade!- phia, who withholds his name, has sent $0 to United States Treasurer Morgan with the request that it be placed in the treasury to the credit of the United States. It has Keen put in the conscience fund and will add to balance of the treasury to that extent. ——_2-—____. Sliver Advancing. The tendency of silver, according to Lon- don advices received at the treasury, is “upward.” Tt_is this morning quoted’ in London at $0.72 per ounce. The price paid by the treasury on Monday last was $0.72 per ounce. This advance is accounted for here largely by the heavy demand for sil- ver in China, to move the tea crop. o- The Gold Increa: The gold in the treasury is today $3,157,- 854 above the $100,000.00 gold reserve. — District Patents. Patents were isued@ today to Washing- ton inventors as follows: John B. Archer, tile for use in apparatus for the manufac: ture of gas; Willlam D, Baldwin, adminis- trator to F. H. Smith, deceased, and signor to I. 8. Smith of Englend, sh: lace fastener; George Archbold, a t * . L. Terrel of New York, method of and means for extracting hydro-carbon from | Mtuminous rocks; Thaddeous Cahill, type- writer; Rogerie and W. Butler, portable hand punch; Isaac L. Johnson, subway for electri¢ railway conductor. i The Cholera on the Kar: ia. Surgeon General Wyman of the marine| hospital service has just returned from New | York. He says that the examination of Lo- | renzo Moracao shows that he has the chol-| era, but is recovering. Another passenger of the Karamania is thought to have the | disease. He has received no official report | om either case,but expects one some time to- y. Appointed to the Academy. The President has appointed (eo. of Indiana a cadet-at-large at the Academy. Brown, yard. Naval He ts a son of Commodore Geo. | commanding the Norfolk navy The Bancroft Patd For. | didates and adopted a platform. Gen. Ma-| | proaching struggle, and then Thursday | O'Ferrall has already won tae democratic | | That, however, probably is not esscntial in| | McKinney, he retired with cood grace, and | sentative body so far as the farmers are | has decided to discontinue four of its trains The Navy Department has made the final payment on the practice ship Ban- croft and she now belongs entirely to the government, | HAS PROBABLY WON. eer oe | Gubernatorial Nomination Praoti- cally Conceded to O'Ferrall. VIER MADE A DISAPPOINTING RON, A Lively Fight Over the Lieuten- ant Governorship. MAKING UP THE PLATFORM. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. RICHMOND, Va., Aug. $—The political situation in Virginia is fast becoming in- teresting. The populists have nominated their can- hone’s republican state committee will meet next Saturday night to determine the atti- | tude that party is to assume in the ap-/| week the democrats will hold their conven- | tion and throw down the sauntle: So_ shortly after the latter party places its ticket in the field the fight will open in this state. It seems to be practically admitted that nomination for governor. The question as | to the exact number of “J elected for him is possibly not fully sect arriving at a‘conclusion as to the resuit | reached. Lieut. Gov. Tyler has not made such a run as his more enthusiastic friends counted upon. This gentleman was @ can- didate for the democratic nomination four years ago, and although defested hy Gov. | determined to pick his Mint and try again. MRS. SHANN'S TRIAL. Testimony of the Family Physician Regarding Miness of the Deceased. ‘TRENTON, N. 3., Aug. $—The trial of the Shann murder case was resumed of 10 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Shann rose #sr- ly 80 @s to have time to read the payers before appearing in court. She read nyth- ing except the accounts of the trial. fhe made no comments, but asked the matron of the jail to save all the papers for her J. Watson Shann was recallel to (be stand for cross-examination. He was (hs undertaker who had charge of jon © Shann’s body. The deceasel, he testitied, Weighed after death only seventy-iive oF eighty pounds, although his height was six feet two inches. Dr.Ellison H. Bergen of Princeton teet!- fed that he was the family pnysicia the family. John F. Shann ¢ Shann sulted him last fall end found that he w: aMicted with kidney disease. He had stem: ach trouble also which grew worse and hy RISE OF THE CANADIAN RIVER. A Disastrous Flood Prevetting in ¢he Lowlands of Indian Territory. WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 2.—A disasteens flood is now prevailing tn the Canadian river, owing to the heavy rains in the Men Handle country. Two hundred and feet of the Santa Fe railroad bridge al cell, 1. T., has been wasned away, and the river is still rising. No freight can be transferred e'ther south or north, and all passencer business has been transferred to the Frisco from Texas points. It is reported that many settlers in the bottom lands will suifer terrible loswes, —— GEN. RAUM DEFENDS HIMSELF, “4 He Also Makes an Atinck on the Press ent Pension a Administration. DIXON, IL, Aug.9—Yesterday was 64 soldier's day at the Rock river essembir. Gen. Green B. Raum, ex-commissioner of pensions, was the principal orator and at- traction and he succeeded in drawing @ t many G. A. R. people out. His #é- Siecs Was Fincipally characterized by defense of his administration of the pen sion office and an attack upon Secretery Hoke Smith's rulings. He seid that whi he was commissioner the pensian laws been interpreted to mean that the le of the country wanted to treat Its wol- Giers Uberally, and he acted in accordance, “But now the era of reform has set i,” he said. “The soldiers must remember that during the war there were two ea, on in favor of putting down the rebellion and one not in favor of it. just now to be in power. — STAYED AT HOME. The President Dissappoints a Crow@ Today by Rusticating Himoelt. Maj. Tyler is widely known over the state, and being a practical farmer he counted | upon a large support from that element. He seems to have been somewhat disap- pointed in these calculations. The farmers as a rule do the farming, but they rarely make imprudent nominations. ‘These are oftener dominated by: those who discuss if any of the aspirants for the hundreds, if not thousands, of these places in Virginia were for Tyler or Buford their \ don’t know it, or, if they do, are too modest | to admit it. "Gen. Mahone, when he was trying to make people believe that he was an immaculate democrat—far etter than some of his Senatorial colleagues who feit bound by caucus tles—discovered that there | Was no More powerful factor in contesting | party nominations than federal offices. Disposing of the head of the democratic ticket the other interesting points which the committee will act upon are the choice for lieutenant governor, attoraey general and the adoption of @ platform. The her tenant governorship De largely con- trolled by the choice for the first and third places on the ticket. The office of attorney goneral ts worth about $5,500 per annum, and that officer is allowed ‘a clerk at a salary of $83, There | are three aspirants for this practical pace. These are the incumbent, Taylor Scott of Farquier, Senator W. A. Little of Fred- ericksburg and Senator j3lackstone of Ac- comac. The ‘contest over this place promises to be a lively and interesting one. The south- west desires the attorney generalship for ex-City Jt ‘m. Rhea of Washington. The latter, vever, is an 0” man, and has taken an active part in pressing the latter’s claims. This fact may not com- mend him to the Tyler people. As to the Platform. Now as to the platform upon which the democrats will make this fight. The most important feature, if it shall contain that feature, will be a declaration on the federal finance. If Tyler's people are correct the convention will probably not be a repre- concerned. But then the friends of espir- “The preliminary attitude of Congiess om prelim attitude o' on the Sherman law will have an important if not a controlling influence, in ing the financial plank of the democratic platforin of Virginia. If it 's apparent that the two branches of Congress will act in accord with the Presi- dent's views in this matter the financial plank of the convention, if any is Js pretty sure to stand pat with the = istration. If Col. O'Ferrall’s friends shall be, as it seems to be admitted they will in 'the majority in the convention they wil control the nominations, platform and details of the proceedings. Should the dem. ecrats not make any rations on the great financial questions of the day, making them, they should be even some- what favorable to the monometallist views, it is probable that the will commit itself to a graduated income tax. This would in some measure be conceded to meet the popular advocacy of free colnage by the, populists in their storm. is concedes that the latter party have made up a strong ticket and mak interesting fight in this ‘Their only posible hope, though, of even Proaching success is to draw largely the republicans in the state Republican State Committee. E the,attitude which the party is to assume in this struggle. Some of Col. O'Ferrall's friends are quoted as saying that Mahone is not disposed to give aid or comfort to the people's party ticket. These men, these gentlemen argue, hurt the republican na- Uional ticket in the northwest and the Pa. cific slope last year, and they are under ni obligations to them’this year, Gen. Mahon: is quoted by the colonel 4 e ‘6 most intimate friends as admitting that the latter is the only southern democrat who has made a national reputation in and he doesn’t see why men in his own should “wish to jump on him.” and some other straws would seem to indi- cate that Mahone will not favor helping the third party ticket in Virginia. The piank in their piatform the ‘repeal of the Anderson-McCormick election law was intended to tickle the re- publicans. More than six or eight months licans in Virginia decla: ‘The President was not at the White House today. He remained at his country home, “Woodley,” all day. He telephoyet to Private Secretary Thurber at the White House about 10:30 o'clock that he would not be in at all today, and that gentleman was kept busy during the forenoon making his excuses to visitors. These were partion- larly numerous, and some of them showed pat ts Earl of Caithness, who wanted to is respects. He was shown special ecu by Mr. ‘Thurber and spent some time louie rough the house. op promi Sellers were Vice Preaident Biewsnsen, Japanese minister and wife, Senator Ger~ Gon, Representatives Woermser, O' Berra ‘Wilson of West Virginia, York. Although he Aid not sey ou, Ie 5 not SAY Sa, believed that the President will be in Bi office tomorrow. His absence toda: to revive the report that he was ill but this was denied mort positively by retary Lamont, who ald fue President a a they could secure an Gience. One of the earliest callers was as a “Free Carriage” Leader. An American official now In Paris write® to a friend in this city as follows: “See how fame gets wrecked when yy sve distance a chance. I saw the following in a Parisian newspaper yesterday, nants Messenger, and think it is tee to be lost. The Paris transcriber of the die-. patch takes our friend Bland for a membet of the extreme left of the central laut union, in favor of free ferries, free sizes cars, &c.” ‘The from the ne: a clipping @ newspaper SHERMAN LAW REPEAL, “Pree Carriage” Pland on the Crisis. ST. LOUIS, OMfo.,.) July Mr. Bland, the famous’ “free leader, says that Congress will balance repeal of the Sherman law by passing #) free cai measure. Mr. Bland says. that the of the Sherman law is double-t measure, which means in the west and gold in the east. —2- Army Orders. The extension of leave of absence gran| Capt. Mariborough C., Wyeth. seatstaiib) surgeon, er extended months on account of sickness. ‘Leave of absence for two monthe t grap ts, ea Capt. Harry L. Haskeil, fantry. Leave of absence for two months i ited Second Lieut. Albert D. Niskern,! tieth infantry. Leave of absence for two months fs eran. 4 First Lieut. William M. Swaine, twenty) second infantry. ‘The extension of leave of absence granted. First Lieut. James E. Runcie, first artller’, ie still further extended six months on sure! Beon’s certificate of disability. Leave of absence for four montha granted Second Lieut. David I. second cavalry. Leave of absence for one month and teen days is granted First Lieut. Frank Keefer, assistant surgeon. Capt. Francis B. Jones, assistant quarters master, will proceed to Fort Snelling, M! on official business pertaining to the quar termaster’s department. . ‘The following changes in the stations @uties of officers of the corps of en are ordered: First Lieut. Lay oy Beach, on being relieved from éuty United States Military Academy, | al N. y duty un: relieve Lieut. William C. Langfitt. Lieut, will repair to Cincinnati, Ohio, person to Lieut. Col. Amos Stickney, ot engineers, for duty under his im orders. The following transfers in the second 11 fantry are made: Capt Sidney E. Clarky? from company H to company K: | mund ee from company company H. Leave of absence for fifteen fays ta granted Major William E. Waters, sur eon. ‘The leave of absence granted First Ta John T. Knight, third cavairy, ts catendal seven days ‘Leave of absence for four months qunted Firet Tiest. Joba's Parke 3nd ago some of the most ent repub- their willingness to ong og and ed id to any party would pledge itself to the present election laws and substitute impar. Ual ones. It was to meet these demands the election law plank found its way into course Gen. flahowe Wit take Teemaiee te course Gen. take Temains ts be determined. There are some rea- sons why he might not feel to help the now party. Teese emtect his old man twenty-first infantry. Leave of absence for one month tx grantedy First Lieut. Thomas J. Clay, tenth tnt try. Lea of absence for four months granted Second Lieut. “Alonzo Gray, txt “leave of absence for four months ts) ry. First Lieut. William C. Brown, first cave airy, will be relieved from duty ‘pertatnti to the world’s Columbian pes | ‘will join his troop. vill they be strong enough for the to ally ‘himself with his old democratic enemies? If there is any one against he has an old wi can be paid of in this way, probabl CHICAGO TRAVEL FALLS OFR, ‘The New York Central Will Drop Four of I Daily Trains. NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—The New York Cen- tral and Hudson River Raflroad Company each way between this city and Chicago. This action, as explained by President Depew, was taken because there have been too many trains in proportion to the travel between the two cities. Mr. Depew said: We are not running thir. teen daily through trains between New York and Chicago, two of which are southwest. Our train service was increatea | partly to/ meet thes World's fair jemand. After the bad in Wall street when prices went to. pleces, gecnetnend <= 2 per cent. Biase “Curiously enough our passenger nes exceed those of last year becatve the local travel and that to intervenin; ts has been Increasing. The failing of In chicaso travel indicated that raen of family were afraid to be away from their business, if they had any, or away from their invest- ments, if they’had no business. “The exposition fiyer, on which the price is highest and the speed quickest, carried prior to that day its full capacity of ninety passengers. Its average fell off to less than one-half that number. We can take off four trains each way and perfectly accom- modate our local and through travel on the other trains now running.” 2 " Report on the Yellowstone Park. Secretary Hoke Smith has recetved the, annual ‘of Capt. George 8. Anders: sixth cavalry, the acting superintendent the Yellowstone National . The re- rt states that the most disastrous, foreng) of many years occurred durtag July of; this vear when a strip about seven miles long and two or more miles wide was de-) stroyed. Tourist travel during the year was under the average. The game in the pari, is abundant and increasing. ; It is estimated that there are now tn 76,00 elk, 400 buffalo, 5% antelope eni Rumbers of moose, deer, beaver, bear. and other wild game. Poaching is appar- ently on the increase, and what In most needed. Capt. Anderson says, is a stringent law against hunting, with severe penalties for its violation. He recommends that the Doundary lines of the park be resurveyed and marked; that the superintendent o! the park be given control of the work o! Dullding and repairing roads, and that ac- commodations be provided for a company of infantry to be made a part of the perma= hent garrison of the park. —_—__—_-2-___—_ Naval OMicers to Be Promoted. The President has approved the exams nation papers in the cases of the following= naval officers, and they will be pro- moted as soon as vacancies occur: Commn= dore George Brown, Capt. E. R. Potter, Lieut. Commander Wm. Maynard, Lieuta. F, 5. Drake, Seaton Schrosder and 'T. . Mason, —_Lieuts. ui grads) H. Dorsbaugh, J. H. Ole = Hal . and ae ss and ‘m. laxwell, F. Rt. Brainandy ‘Swift and Wm. Truxtun,