Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-27
WASHINGTON
THE DAILY BUDGET OF NEWS FROM
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The OAILY BUDGET OF NEWS FROM
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Gen. Pope Appointed Major General to
Succeed McDOweI-Report of the Chief
of the Ordinance Department-Oficial
Appointments-Movem of Dlstin-
Euished Persons.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26.-The president
has appointed George E. Waring, Jr., of
Newport, member of the national board of
health, vice Charles F. Folsom, resigned.
He has appointed VIM. S. Smith, of New
York, Edward Kinsley, of Massachusetts,,
and Dwight K. Trip, of Rhode Island, a
commission to examine and report upon
$50 miles of road constructed by the At
lantic & Pacific Railway company in the
Indian Territory and Arizona.
The president, accompanied by Secreta-
ry Frelinghuysen, will leave this afternoon
for New York.
Assistant United States Treasurer Bever-
idge, of Chicago, to-day applied to the
treasury department for $3,0OO,OOO gold
certificates in denominations larger than
$4,000.
Secretary Folger was at his Office to-day,
and said he did not know how long he
would remain in the city.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-In the Jeanette
board of inquiry to-day Lieut.. Danenhower
told the story of the wanderings, perils and
sufferings of the men in the journey from
Bennett Island Aug. till Sept. II, when
the party left Semeonovski Island in their
boats fol voyage across the open water,
as it was believed but little more ice would
be encountered. The story has in effect
been told before in the reports of Danen-
hover and Melville, and the diary of De-
Long.
Promotion in the army consequent upon
the retirement of Major Gen. Irwin Nc
Dowell were announced by the president
to-day as follows: Brigadier Gen. John
Pope to be major general, and Col. Ronald
Mckenzie, Fourth cavalry, to be brigadier
general. Both promotions will take effect
from to-day.
The treasury department decides that
Chinese laborers residing in the United
States at the date of the confirmation of
the treaty of 1880 have the right to return
at pleasure, and if they left the country
before the passage of the act of 1882 can
not be required to produce the certificate
prescribed by that statute.
The committee on ways and means of
the house of representatives meet in this
city Nov. 20, to assign the sub-commissions
all objects having reference to the tariff.
1t is expected by that time the tariff con-
mission will have submitted partial re-
port.
Gen. S. G. Bennett, chief of ordnance
of the United States army, in his report
for the year ended June 80, 1882, gives the
fiscal resources of the year at S2,733,622:
expenditures $1,669,276. chapter is de-
voted to the subject of the armament of
Notifications, in which Gen. Bennett says:
With very pressing need for sea coast
armament constantly before us, it should
seem expedient to take every advantage of
| our own resources to help provide for our
own wants. 1t will doubtless be practical
BILE for US to produce ri1ed guns of moder-
ate power even from cast iron, provided
cast iron be suitably strengthened
on the exterior and interior.Gen. Bennett
| also says: It is believed that, with proper
encouragement field guns can be made
here without the necessity of going abroad
for steel. Recommendation is made that
the Immediate publication of the results
of the tests of iron and steel and other
material for industrial purposes be auth
orized by congress. In chapter on the
militia, the chief of ordnance says: Our
standing army is small one.
For defense of country our main
dependence IS on our militia. The militia
should, therefore, be kept in the best con-
dition possible for actual service. Volun-
teer organizations in every state and terri
tory should be encouraged, and every eff
fort made to promote their efficiency in
drill and discipline, and make them skill
full in the use of their arms. It is the best
| way and only way to render them a sure
| and safe reliance on the breaking out of
war, and before little campaigning has
Injured them to hard service and disciplin
ed them into old soldiers.
Secretary Lincoln expects to return
Monday. Secretary Frelinghuysen will
remain away several days longer. The
President expects to remain in New York
until the 10th of November, when he will
| return to resume his residence at the Sol
diers' home until the repairs at the White
house are completed.
The bureau of engraving and printing
is directed to prepare plates for printing
gold certificates of denominations of $40,
$50 and 500, which will bear the en-
graved signature of the treasurer and reg
lister of the United States, and
be issued from the treasury in the same
| manner as legal tender notes.
The comptroller of the currency has de-
clared a dividend of per cent. in favor of
the National Banking association of New
Orleans, making in all 60 per cent.
The treasury department to-day pur-
chased 265,OOO ounces of fine silver for de-
livery at Philadelphia and New Orleans
minis.
Labor In ereSts.