Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-03-12
the NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Several Items Of Minor Il tereSt
From the Deserted City,
Sele citing Names for the New
Navy-Fromotions in
the Seivice.
Recoining the New Nickel
Leasing Yellowstone
Park.
Tom Worthiugton's Inventory of
His Re Another
Card From Dorsey.
CAPITOL NO TES
Special Dispatches to THE BBB.
NAVAL CADETS

CAPITOL NOTES
Special Dispatches to THR BBR.
NAVAL CADETS.
WASHINGTON, March IL. The Sec
retary Of the navy has addressed let
ter to the superintendent of the naval
academy relative to the case, of cer-
tain cadets deficient In conduct at the
recent semi annual exami nation. The
secretary declines to override the ac.
tion of the superintendent and orders
him to maintain strict discipline.
RETIRED ADMIRALs.
Rear Admiral Nicholson, lately in
command of the European station,
was placed on the retired list yesser-
day by operation of law. He ia sue
yceeded in command of the European
station by Rear Admiral Chas "a.
Baldwin, formerly Q member of the
lighthouse board. Rear Admiral L
r Calhoun will be rstired April next.
These two retirsments will create a
vacancy In the list of rear admirals,
which will be filled by the promotion
OF Commodore r. W. Shufeldt.
THE NEW NICKEL.
The secretary of the treasury hav.
ing directed that the word scents" be
added to the new cent piece, the
superintendent OF the Philadelphia
mint 10 eng Iged In preparing device
Tor the back Of the proposed coin. No
order, however, has been made sus-
pending coiuage of the new nickel,
and the mint bureau reports their
Issue at the rate of nearly $5, 900 a
day, an amount sufficient to supply
about all the demand. The French
government has adopted nickel coin
age instead of bronze.
THE "cHIcAGo.
The Sunday Capital says: Secretary
Chandler will name the new 1900 ton
cruiser the "Chicsgo." 1t is to be
swift and strong and to represent the
latest and pest in naval architecture.
If thu vessel proves to bs as fast as
the town 1t is named for 1t will have
no Off ,ulty in outstripping tho six
teen-knot war oruis3r which other
nations are preparing to send out upon
the sea.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
It Ia understood that Senator Ed.
munds will only retain, the Office OF
president of the senate until next
December, when he will give way for
Senator Anthony. Edmunds left last
Friday for Aiken, s. O. He has gone
to Join his family, who spent the win
ter there. Edmunds proposes to 20
to New Orleans with his family for a
visit, from there to 60 to the Pacific
coast. He will probably remain With
his family In California the greater
part of the summer. This trip Ia
made solely OH account of the frail
health of his surviving daughter.
Senator and Mrs. Logan expect to
leave In a few days for Mex Mexico to
visit their daughter. Later they will
extend their journey to California.
HOME, SWEET HOME.
The Philharmonic society of thii
city will take charge of the musical
portion of the exercises on the occasion
of the the reinterment of John How
ard Payne'a body and render with g
large chorus, "Home, Sweet Home.
ROSCOE CoNKLING,
In the Chandler. Porterfeld scrip case
made reargument before the secretary
of the interior. Tae Chandler case
Involves the title of valuable lanG
bordering on Sault Ste Marie riv
or, Michigan. The secretary held ir
his original decision that the scriE
could be located only upon public
lands In g state OF nature.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
The secretary of the interior ha
formally leased to Carroll 7. Hobart
of Fargo, Dakota. Henry T. Douglass
of st. Yates, Dakota, and Rufu
Hatch, of New York, a number O
small tracts of land In Yellowston,
Park for period of ten years. The
lease comprised tracts Of land ag.
gregating ten acres. 1t Ia pro
vided that the several parcels o.
land shall not be within one quar-
ter of q mile of.any geysers or Yellow
stone Falls. The parties Of. the sec
ond part agree to construct hetel a.
Mammoth Hot Springs to cost $3.50,
900. They further agree to construct
six smaller hotels upon plans to bt
hereafter approved by the secretary o.
the interior. 1t Is provided that a
the expiration of ten years the valu,
of the buildings and other permanent
improvements belonging to the lessee
shall be determined by arbitration ant
become the absolute property of tn
government upon the ratification O
the appraisement and appropriation TO
the amount agreed to. The annua
rental agreed upon Is two dollars pc
acre.
PAY OF CoNGRRssMEN.
The question whether the treasur
department can legally withheld pay
ment of members of congress who ar
indebted to the government ia excitin
attention just now. The treasury al
sumes II can, aud 30 informed tn
treasurer in the case of Rspresentstiv
Ochiltree.
The solicitor of the treasury Is In
clined to doubt the legality of such d,
cision. Secretary Folger now has tn
question under consideration. In tb
connection Representative Oohiltre
filed an argument with first oomptrol
or protesting against his action In at
yising that his salary be withheld unt
the settlement Of his accounts ~ ma
shal Of Texas. The application for