Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-12
the NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Several Items Of Minor IltereSt
From the Deserted City,
Selecting Names for the New
Navy-Fromotions in
the Service.
Recoining the New Nickel
Leasing Yellowstone
Park.
Tom Worthiugton's Inventory of
His Rsputation-Another
Card From Dorsey.
CAPITOL NO TES
Special Dispatches to The BBB.
NAVAL CADETS

CAPITOL NO TIES
Special Dispatches to The BBR.
NAVAL CADETS.
WASHINGTON, March IL. The Sec
rotary Of the navy has addressed a let
ter to the superintendent of the naval
academy relative to the case, of GER
tain cad cts deficient In conduct at the
recent semi annual exami nation. The
secretary declines to override the ac.
ton 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
,ceeded in command of the European
station by Rear Admiral Chas "a.
Baldwin, formerly Q member of the
lighthouse board. Rear Admiral e
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 s cent piece, the
superintendent Of the Philadelphia
mint 10 eng Aged In preparing . device
FOR 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 ,4300.ton
cruiser the "~Chicago." 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 Diff guilty in outstripping tho six
teen-knot var oruis3 rs which other
nations are preparing to sendout 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 why 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 aud 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 this
city will take charge of the musical
portion of the exercises on the occasion
of the the reinterment of John How.
ard Payne's body and render with
large chorus, "Home, Sweet Home
ROSCOE CoNKLING,
In the Chandler. Porterfield scrip case
made reargument before the secretary
of the interior. Tae Chandler case
involves the title of valuable lane
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 q state Of nature.
YELLOWSTONE PARK.
The secretary of the interior haI
formally leased to Carroll 7. Hobart
of Fargo, Dakota. Henry T. Douglass
of St. Yates, Dakota, and RufuI
Hatch, of New York, a number O
small tracts of land In Yellowston,
Park for a period of ten years. The
lease comprised tracts of land az.
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 q hetel Al
Mammoth Hot Springs to cost $3.50
900. They further agree to construct
six smaller hotels upon plans to b
hereaf Ter 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 CONGRESSMAN.
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 It can, aud 30 informed tn
treasurer in the case of Representative
Ochiltree.
The solicitor Of the treasury Is 10
clined to doubt the legality of such d,
ciAion. Secretary Folger now has tn
question under consideration. In TIL
connection Representative Oohiltre
filed an argument with first oomptrol
or protesting against his action In at
vising that his salary be withheld unit
the settlement Of his accounts ~ ma
shai OF Texas. The application for