The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-11-03
WASHINGTON NEWS,
AND THE STAR ROUTES,
What the Attorney GsaSral Says lie Promised tG
DO-sympathy Of Gaut'nAla With the
UaIted -Pre,IdSnt ATthuFS Reply.
Signal Service Reports = Notes.

Do-SJmpAthy OF GaHtSnala with the
UuItsd President ATthuTS Reply.
Signal Service Reports = Notes.
WASHINGTON, November 2.-Captain
Francis NJ. Ramsey has been assigned to
duty as Superintendent Of the United
States Naval Academy, and Admiral Rodg-
ers will be retired,
Mr.. MacVeagh states that he long ago
declared that he would prepare the Star
Route cases for the court and then drop
them; that he never had any intention OF
going beyond the Grand Jury with them,
and in pursuance Of this plan he employed
eminent counsel for the prosecution. There
fore he maintains that he cannot justly be
charged with abandoning the cases or
shirking his duty in insisting on leaving
the Cabinet. The President Is undoubtedly
desirous Of holding Mr.. Macyeagh until
these cases are disposed Of, and he does not
intend to let Mr.. James leave the Cabinet
until the Star Route prosecutions are end
cd. The apparent dilatoriness on the part
OF the prosecution has had the effect Of
awakening suspicion here that the prose-
CutiOn do not regard the evidence rs so
strong as they have stated, All seeming
hesitation on the part Of the Government
renders the defendants more defiant than
ever, The defendants are saying that
Macy Veagh has run and that James is pre-
pairing TO back out by leaving the Cabinet
in q month or two,
WASHINGTON RACES.
-Four inches of mud, driuling rain and
nj attendance Of twelve hundred persons
were the features Of the opening fall meet
ing Of the National Fair Association. One
mile race for two.year-olds, Belle OF the
North, first; Gladstone, second; Valusia,
third-time 1914, Novelty stakes, one
mile and an eighth: Valparaiso, tiBt; Col,
Spngue, second; Fair Count, third-time
2:00I. Mileand one.Quarter Blue Lodge,
first Ferida, secondi Mary Anderson,
thirl-time 2::24. Steeple chase, regular
course: Kinney, first; Kitty Clark, second;
Kate Long, third. Dashi Bazonie was
thrown out ofsthe race by the bride break.
ing.
SYMPATHY FROM GUATEMALA.
Lorenzo Montuiar, Secretary OF the State
OF Guatemala, the special envoy to convey
in person the sympathy and coincidence OF
his government with the government and
people OF the United States upon the death
OF President Garfield, called upon Presi.
dent Arthur to-day in fultillment Of his
mission lie was accompanied by DR..
LOring, Minister OF the United States to
Central America, and by Secretary Blaine.
Montufar, in closing, his address said:
"Although the ilustrious President Gar
field be dead, his elevated thoughts and
noble aims have not gone down with him
into thegrave. They live in the hearts OF
all Americans, and are continued in the
hearts Of all citizens Of high endowments
and civic virtues. Receive, sir, the wishes
cherish for the well being Of your gov
ernment and for the happiness OF this adj
mirable republic, which in its rapid dovel.
opment and extraordinary growth Is with.
out parallel In the history OF the universe"
President Arthur replied: "Mr. Minis
ter, | am singularly touched, MS well MS
deeply gratiIlcd, by the sympathetic ex-
preston Of sorrow with which the people
and the Government OF Guatemala share
the grief that has overshadowcd our re-
public, and It is especially pleasing to me
to receive eloquent assurances Of that sym.
pathy through one who Is 80 well fitted
by his station and personal qualities to
speak in the name Of his country. Called,
as ! atn, by the pacific workings Of the
Constitution, which laid the foundation OF
freedom on our great continent century
ago, to succeed the wise and good Chief
Magistrate whose loss we mourn, 1t is my
aim to carry out and still further deielop
the purposes he 80 signally manifested Of
good will and earnest friendship toward all
kinds of republics Of the New World, to
which We are bound by the sacred ties OF a
common form OF government and close
material interest; and in your person, Mr..
Minister, greet the Government and peo-
pie OF Guatemala with sincere wishes that
they may ever possess the blessings Of lib.
erty and prosperity which the United
States 30 earnestly desires to see shared by
all Of its neighbOrs"
SIGNAL SERVICE REPORT.
Gen. Iazen, Chief Signal Officer, in his
annual report says the past year has
been distinguished by additional progress
and by a decided improvement Referring
10 the weather forecasts made this year, for
the first time in the interest Of cotton
growers, Gen. Hazen says: Congress did
not appropriate the amount carefully esti.
mated as necessary to meet the expense Of
increased work, and / was unwillingly
compelled to reduce thenumber OF stations
10 one hundred, selected from two hundred
and iorty.eight promised, which are so
situated Us to best cover the cotton belt.
earnestly hope Congress will this year
provide funds necessary for the great ex.
tension Of this special feature OF the signal
service, which promises with very small
expenditure such great practical advant-
ages to the staple interests OF the. South. Gen.
llaZcn notes the deductions made OF the
weather conditions for the day succeeding
that for whiCh,forecasts are made and says:
"Ii the result OF these studies Is sufficient
" successful indications will In time be
issued for all districts for periods OF more
than one day."
General fIazen calls special attention TO
the value Of the river reports, and says that
the opinion Is agnin expressed that with
proper study Of the river noOds, and with
stations properly placed, reporting at times
Of especial danger, II can be made almost
impossible for flood to follow the river
course without notice being given In adj
vance Of It's Comingto the localities threat
ened. Frost warnings are now telegraphed
for the benefit OF the orange interests Of
Florida and the fruit interests at other
points.