New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.

wAsmsCToS Tuesday March 10. 1895.
DEATH or A MINT sUrEKISTESDESr.-The Treasury
superintendent of tue MINT AT ,"r-on CiS' n'N an.
OF the office will have Ia be- suspaidcd
until his successor II appointed
MARIE BosIITtt-Ihc secretary OF the Treasury t0'
day appointed Surgeons Bahsohe. Pnryance aud Aus-
TN board 30 examine "ppeants i9r appYi%n.nan. % .. -
Assistant Surgeon In tho Marine hosp't"i Sef'c" 10
meet IN Washington on March ~.
THE Rusn-Bid. were opened at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day for rebuilding the revenue steamer Rush at
san Francisco. Three bid. were received the lowest
bring that of Hall Brothers. OF san Francisco. at
"a. 900
TKAiSING CAVALRY HoRsgs.-Mnjor A. X. Arnold. OF
the 9Th Cayary stationed at Fort Bayard New Klco,
informs the ar Department that he has sncccTied IA
training horses OF the company Ia lie " while 'aNalf5
men are firing over thru. Ot uf four tt0"p- Averaging
y.dye hor.es each, 100 horses have been thu.
trained. The lime required has been one hour each Jay
for three months barring Saturdays, Sundays and In
clement weather The horse, thus far trained VIII lie
down upon the rider taking hold of the leo Lex MAJOR
Arnold -ays the anImals become exceedingly gentle nn-
der the training anl remain quiet while their riders. ~
any position. are shooting over them.
GENERAL slcKgI's fUsgRAL-Thc funeral of the late
Snrkei took place this afternoon. Tho
palrbearcrs were Grneral. sheridan, Hancock Drum
Davis. Bairi. Hagner. Kuokrr. johnston. Nacfrey'
K",r"'' A. ~ mnrk nf respect the War Department was
closed at o'clock by srder Of the President.
CossuIs REcoGsTZgD.-The President has recognize !
Robert Smith az British Consular Agent Of and fnT
Tnreks Arcaia aud IIookton, IN of Cal forna.
to reside Enrrka Isil"rO olrirsh E-pna Consul of
Spain at Boston aud MicanOr Lopez Chacon Consul OF
spain AT CharlesioD.
Cons AsD WuEAT.-The report OF consumption and
distribution Of aud wheat from statistical returns
of the Department OF Agriculture shows that J7i9 per
OF the last crop OF rcnains ~ farmer, hands.
against 33 per March l.. 1884. Tho supply In
farmers hands last March Jl2.OOJ.ODO bushels,
while the remainder now ~ about b1JOo1oOO. The
amount shipped II few millions less than
last year Tue exports equal 2S.OOOOOO bushels,
against 32 900 at the same date In 1884. The
wheat reported ia farmers hands s about 80 cent Of
thS crop-l69.O0O,00O bushels. or 5O0OO,O0O bushels
more than the stock of last March. when crop was
less by o.. 900 600 bushels There has been a slightly
freer use wheat for bread and little OF the poorer
quality has been fed to stock.
GERMAN TARTFF.-The Department OF State has re-
coived dispatch from Mr.. Kasson. the American Minis.
Berlin, stating that the German tar agri-
cultural products has passed to take effect Immediately
marks rye. 3 marks; buckwh ] mark ami upOn
ey mark per 100 kos. Under the provisions OF the
treaty OF 1873 between the United States and Pru
this country Will be entitled To export rye Germany
under the favored nation clause OF the treaty the
old rate OF i mark per 100 Kilograms until June 30.
1897 when the treaty with Spain expires king duty
that rate bet wecn Germany aud that country Amer-
desiring To ship 10 Germany at the old OF
duty will be required to procure certificates of American
origin from the German ConSuls At the ports Of export
CALLERS os THE PREsIDEST.-Therc was "a slight fall
ing of in the number Of callers at the White House to-
gagged with his Cabinet for two hours IN the afternoon
Among those who the President before noon were
the Louisiana Con gTessona deegatiOn Senators Vance
Brown. Palmer SabiD, MandersOn Mcpherson, Harris.
tiycs Spriggs Grecnea Hopkins Matron, Green II.le
and Ermentrout. Al the close Of the Cabinet meeting
the President held public reception lasting over
hour. The Mexican Veteran Association aid the dele
coloredl those who paid their respects
the President.