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New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
CLAIMS OF MICHIGAN.
A DELEGATION GOING TO ALBANY TOMORROW
LITTLE CABINET GOSSIP HERE.

LITTLE CABINET GOSSIP HERE.
Ex-Congressman /. NJ. Weston, of Grand
Rapid. Mich who OF the delegation appointed by
the Michigan Democratic Committee to represent TO Mr.
Cleveland the claims OF that State to Cabinet position
IA still In this city, II has been arranged that the dele
CATION shall go Albany tomorrow. II Will consist Of
Jerome Eddy chairman OF the Michigan State Commit
tso; Don NJ. Dickenson, member OF the National Com
mIttee; Mr. Weston and the Democratic members OF
Congress. Mr. Weston said last evening;
"The State OF Michigan came nearer giving Demo-
cratic majority than any Northwestern State We think
It IA field that ripe for cultivation believe that the
State can be made solidy Democratic by such enconr
agement as the appointment Of Cabinet officer We
shall address ourselves to this point without present
ing any The gentlemen talked about IN Mlch-
gan are c. " N Lothrop the leading lawyer OF Detroit;
Mr. Barnes OF the State Committee and Mr.. Dlckenson.
The latter the life and soul OF the party In Michigan
but he says positively he cannot fake Cabinet place
His law practice Is worth $4,000 To $4,000 year
"Mould your state have any chance 10 20 Democratic
with Butler coalition movement"
Butler himself helped the Republicans by every
speech he made la Michigan. The GreenlJaok element.
now that We are In power viii grayitate toward tho
Democratic party and be merged In It."
Mr. Weston, who Is a prosperous banker, Is himself
Cabinet possibility although he did not mention that
fact lie was formerly newspaper editor AT salt Lake
CITY, where he founded the anti Mormon FideHe.
There was little Cabinet gossip uptown yesterday,
owing To the departure OF all the Democratic statesmen
be called to the Interior Department Gentlemen who
arc Intimate with Smith NJ Weed Say the rumor about
two Cabinet officers from New-York, Manning and
Whitney may prove a solid fact.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11

that they had each other for three years
that his conduct had been manly and commendaoie
throughout and Greedy begged pardon Only rev Gays
later however, Greely nsulted him by calng MIN mar
and their personal relations again became hosnis
The greater part Of the diary is taken up Win cr
cisno and complaints Of Greely. Among tne ac's Vi
the commanding 'fiicer which are uniavoraoly com
en,od are the using up Of coal upon the retreat In
ftie attemnts TO force the steam launch through Ice
instead OF waiting for favorable winds ana open,
iigs the putting under arrest during gaate Uni the
men swearing at them and threatening to shoSt one .,
diary I, record of pickering. bad feeling and dssen
siOn ,,. -, .,o s,atanents
Lieutenant Greely speaking to,ngna @ 9t s I'm criticism
on lieutenant Kslingbury becoming He admits ch ar
inc Ksjpgbury liar but says the latter wss out OF Us
mind partially, and that he was reconcled peioro h'
death
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
RULES GOVERNING PIGEON FAYoIERs.

At the annual meeting OF the Federation OF
American Fanciers OF Pigeon Flying yesterday, four
OF the governing races and journeys for public
record we're dropped infringing upon the independent
action OF the ancers These prescribed the number Of
times In q bird shonld be marked for public
record from distance the date OF the races In aoh
SEASON. time for the close oI the the
several distances which make up series. All other
rules were adopted without change The secretary
was Instructed arrange for exhibition OF the win
ming birds the coming season TO be held In October
rhg officers elected President William Verripder
tr, Jersey City; yice-presdents. l.. b. Raymond Fall
river. Mass; DIR. L. g. Clark, Philadephia secretary
n. Il. Read Brooklyn race secretary T. g. Stair New
York treasurer. j. Il. Husson. NewYorkj Executive
Committee tho officers and 4. Il. Goldman. Brooklyn ;
W. b. Garrabrants, Newark T. II. Conoyer, Keyport
Race Committee I. X. Ilusson J. Shepherd Phiiade
phia; i. u. LaInberton, keyport L. b. Stair.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
MA TOR ORA OE AND A PERUVIAN RAILROAD
A dispatch from Panama saws il is rumOred

In Peru that Grace Bros Co. have arranged for the
completion OF the Oroya and Cerro do Pasco and the
Amazon railroads mt estimated expenditure of $780,
100000. The Oroya and Cerro dc Pasco Railroad was
begun by Henry Meigs who well the large amount
received from the Peruvian Government spent large
sum himself in It's construction when competeHit will
run from Caao the famous silver mines OF Cerro dc
Pasco, about u miles. The road runs over rugged
and country OF the mines being at
altitude 10000 and 1900 feet. The raroad VIII DO
carried up the mountain side In a zigzag fashion.
Mayor Grace said yesterday that bis brother.
Michael r.. who represents the house of
Grace Co. In Peru, had beon looking the railroad In
company with English capitalists, with view to
competing Il. The Mayor mad received word from
his brother TO tho details or the negotiation, or
whether they had been completed. The amount
sary to complete the railroad would be nothing like the
sun named In the dispatch or the Ito es Of railroad
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
TEACHING HOUSEHOLD E0OyONY
The Industrial Education Association

Yesterday at the rooms, No East Fourtccnthse Miss
Grace H. Dodge vlce-president presided The assocar
ton has en- organized the double purpose OF
bnreau of Information concerning the various forms Oh
Industrial training carried by large number o soeio
ties schools and Institutions, and to devise and promote
nratca methods OF increasing the facilities Tor manu,l
trainpg IA the branches that will develop higher stani
ards of excellence and skill IN all the industries whien
afford avenues of selt-support Classes IN houseno.a
economy have been started In several larger private
schools and cordial testimony IL borne TO tnis value
sunday classes have been started in several mission
chanes nj die Model tenement houses, at tho Cores
House and at the Eleventn-s Home for Gifis IN sew
oral or these kitchen gardening h also taught The ass
ciafon nends TO estab h centres for praccal lnans
trial training and open classes for both ooys ana gr
as soon ms proper can be made Memoers
~ the assoclaton visited various institution ns
herc In manual arts Is Pre- ylded, anu Inter
estng reports given concerning inuustrA wofAu
this and other cities
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
HOMIEG PIGEON CHALLENGE NOT ACCEPTED
f. H. ConOver, OF Keyport N, D.. two weeks

ago challenged A. =. Baldwin, Newark, N. j. or any
other homing fancier In America to a test of
homing qualities. the terms follows The entry TO be
six birds each the races to be for 100 200 500 and
1000 miles the dates OF shipping for these TO be April
l. l5 and May 20; tho start to be rain shine Cd the
day named the races to DO under Federation rules and
management Mr.. Baldwins representative met Mr.
CoBover yesterday with regrets that he could not ac
cept the challenge as lie would be Obliged rebuild the
building In which his old birds bad their Ior and
beside these he had only birds hstched 1884 and
had come only 535 miles. lie was unw willing TO
engage these against Mr. Conovers six hatched 1885,
three which had from 720 miles. II Mr. Como
YER would fly 1854 birds Mr. Baldwin would accept any
conditions that lac might 0er Mr Conover birds
of 1854 except those Matched late year be
available. II Is expected that Mr. Conovers terps Will
be accepted by Samuel Hunt Fall River. Mass.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
REPORT OF THE EMIGRATION COMMISSION

The Commissioners of Emigration yesterday
sent their report for the last to the Legsa
ture The total arrivals of passengers frem foreign
ports were 355622 OF whom 330300 were aliens and
1852 were citizens had previously visited this
country or these l1,472 remained in this city, No
money was appropriated by State for the mainten-
ance ef the institutions last year, and they were mainly
supported the head tax collected by the Govern.
,nent The receipts 10 the immigration fund were:
SI75s1l 90 from the inspection tax; rentals Slo,-
nc SO boarding gheuse permits. 81 500 other sources
Al 357 d. The total expenditures were $lslils ~.
During the year destitute, insane and deorept I'M
mi grants were returned TO Europe
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
MEETING Or COMMITTEES.

ALBANY, FcD. lO.-l he Assembly COmHllled
Cities gave another hearing this afternoon the bill
Of Senator Otis to provide method of and
taxation for Long Island City calculated to relieve that
municipality of its numerous financial embarrassmeuts
The opponents Vt the bill heard aud repre-
sented by Mr.. Burnett counsel He declared that
the bin simply provided for the payment Of back
there would he little objection to it, but 1t aimed to dis
troy the security OF class Of property to i
prove the security OF another 1t is controversy DO
tween people who hold SI500000 OF Long Island City
bonds and those who hold nothing Should the bill pass
the contractors in good fa did the work for the
city and hold scrip for It will be utterly unable to collect
their money The committee will take action at its next
meeting
The Committee on Commerce and Navigation agreed
o give a hearing Thursday Fish Commissioner
Backford the bill TO prohibit the throwing of sudge
acid In any OF the waters OF the tate. hearing viii
also be given by the same committee the Sherman
wharfage bill to reduce the rates OF wharfage IN New
York and Brooklyn, on Tuesday next
printing Mr. Palmer's bill authorizing the Boards Of
supervisors IN the northern counties OF the State to enaco
measures for the protection OF forests
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
DOINGS IN THE ASSEMBLY.

CANAL APPRoPgIATIoNs-THE RISDERrEsr-sUM
DAY LAWS.
lFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRfBUSs.l
ALBANY, Feb. 1S.-The three tanal apprOpria-
ton bills introduced into the Assembly to-day By
Mr. Baker the chairman Of the Canal Committee. The
Of s767 appropriated for the maintenance OF
the canals The Of $J003lO Is appropriated TO pay
the interest the canal debt and the Of S350o0o
for the sinking fund.
General ~ VI. Curtis informed the Assembly that tho
state Board OF Health feared that the rnderpest had
broken out among the cattle at Poughkeepsi- bill was
passed approprating 900 To stamp out the disease
Governor Hill il authorized to appoint some officer TO
cnargs OF the operations necessary to destroy tho
disease.
Assembyman Roesch introduced bill to-day which
nOdifies the Sunday laws Mr. R0esch's bill provides
that anything may be done Sunday In the way of
occupation If does not disturb the public
peace He states that he desires TO permit concerts TO DO
given on sunday.
Assembyman Walter Howe introduced the three bills
in regard to street openings and local improvements Ia
NewYork which were drawn up by Mayor Grace. Con-
trosr Loew aud Corporations Counsel Lacombe. These
bills introduced In the Senate last night. sum
mary OF them IL given In todays TRIBUNE. This aftrr-
noon Corporation-Counse Iacombe. Charles p Miller
and John H. Strahan appeared before the Senate Com
mittee On Cities In relation TO these bills.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
MONEY FOR BRooKLYN's POST OFFICE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Supervlslng Archi-
tect Bell said to-day the OF 81 500 900 Will be
required complete the Brooklyn Post Office building
according the plans approved and that the sum OF
100000 Is needed for Immediate use on the work OF
construction He has informed the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the latter will lay the matter before the
House Committee Appropriations. with recon-
uendaton that tho limit OF the cost Of the building he
increased TO the amount stated The act providing for
the building xed the limit Of its cost at 100000 and
appropriation OF $780, 900 made TO purchase site
and begin the work The site selected cost $lOs.o0O,
and the money available Is only sufficient to continue for
months the work already begun There yet to be
appro pated under the act fixing the limit the sum OF
$500, 600.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
A STRIKE OF BRIEF DURATION.

The boys of the Mutual District Messenger
Company struck yesterday account OF the refusal OF
the company pay them for the Sundays which were
given them for holiiays The strikers marched around
part OF the city from office to ooe where their
numbers were constantly increased. After few hours
they returned their Places and long before evening
the strike was amost forgotten The night snperlnte
dents at several Offices said thai they knew nothing
about It except by hearsay. They found the usual
messengers ON duty. II understood from some oI
the boys that the company made them soc
In regard to their demands.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
ARMY AND NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The retirement
from by operation OF law OF Post Chaplain
Benjamin L. Daldridgo is announced First Lieutenant
William C. Borden, Assistant Surgeon United States
Army, WILL upon the completion Of the duty for which
he ordered TO this city, his proper station
Leave OF absence for month surgeons certificate
OF disability granted First Lieutenant Fred
efick ". Siblcy, "a Calvary.
Chief Engineer u. I. Garvin, now on auty at the
Portsmouth Navy Yard. viii be placed the retired
OF the Navy February IA. Paymaster ". Colds
borough as been ordered duty AT the League island
Navy Yard in place Payma ster Shedding. detached.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
"BUZzARDv DOLLAR MEN DISTURBED.
tsY rxLgcRArs 70 ras raisusst

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Thc silver men in
the disturbed by reports that Mr. Cleveland Is
of the suspension of the compulsory visions
OF the Silver Coinage act and Of the ssue silver
tificatns. Chairman Bland OF the House Committee
Coinage, prepared letter TO be sent TO Mr.. Ceve
land asking for conference on the subject II the reply
H. favorable 1T understood friends of
buzzard dollar In Congress viii hold conference
and appolnt a committee visit Mr.. Cleveland. Their
desire Is 10 induce him refrain from hostile deca
ration ON the subject in his inaugural address.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
MIR. KINGS APOLOGY TO Mr.. HfSCOCK.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribunal

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Ihe House to-day
was treated another personal explanation" Mr.
King of Louisiana. offered tardy but sufficiently hum
bic apology for his unwacnted assault upon Mr. iseock
last Friday In the debate on the River and Harbor bill,
when be declared that statement made by Mr. His
cock was "false" Mr. King seems 10 have discovered
that his conduct that occasion might njure hin In
the opinion Of his constituents, and bedes, his con-
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
1IRELLINq THE ALASKA.

The Canada Shipping Company, limited
owners OF the steamer Lake Winnipeg yesterday filed
,bel I'm the United States District Clerks office against
the steamship Alaska. The docdment states that on
january 20 the on.crs or the Winnipeg, at mmnene
their ship, plssenecrs aud cargo stood ~
he Alaska and succeeded In steering her into this port
The value OF the Alaska aud her cargo is estimated "
the lbeauts at 81 and they ask such salvage
the court may deem. lust and equitable.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11

WHAT TIE SHERLFF HIS AND HtS NOI DO-'H
1t was rumOred in political circles yester-
day that Sheriff Davidson had made assignment TO
nersherl Aaron Aarons OF certain claims against the
city Mr. Davidson said last evening that there was
nothing In the story It was lie manufactured out OF
whole cloth, lie could not tell how such story had
started. ~ ~.
prncpa interest OF his claims for the transports
iiou al prssnrrs. IL shown that Werthemer, the
who made out the claims had falsied them TO this
exept Ho Is under indictment
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
11EuTEyANr KIsLIsaBURrs DIARY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The diary OF Lieu
tenant Kislngbury, of the Lady Franklin Bay Arctic
station party which has been made public covers one
hundred and nifty pages OF fooscap and begins August
O. 1885, after the abandonment OF Fort Conger where
the party had spedDswo winters II appears from the
diary that Lieutenant gsiingbnry was suspended from
duty by Lieutenant Greedy, August 26 1881 Just two
weeks after arrival OF the expedition at ITS destna
ton He was virtually under from that time in
April 9, 1854, when he restored to duty and
told BY Lieutenant Greedy that he was next in
rank, and should take command In tho event
Of the latters death. Under date Of May 10, 1884,
xtslngbury writes that Greely to him and said
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
THE EXPOSITION AND ITS FINANCES.
WORKING HARD FOR ANOTHER LoAN-CoNFLlCIiN"
STATEMENTS AS TO MONEY PAID IN


Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-COngressmen, es-
pecally those who are members of the Appropriations
Committee. were beset every hand TO-DAY py
men who want Congress to add $ooo'ooo W
the "loan" of 100000 to aid the Neworleahs la
position The committee sent by the Board OF STATE
Commissioners at the Exposition has been reinforced py
strong committee representing private exhibitors ana
both are working with all the energy and zeal at tne
command TO secure favorable action upon their appca-
tion They insist that the Government having recos
nized the Exposition IN an official manner py n'i'hs
foreign and State Governments to participate III 'he
enterprise by the appointment of State commissioners
and by the appropriation of money to ala the ehlers
is i'm honor bound grant the aid necessary 70 Preven
its failure and they animously declare that unless o
appropriation asked for is granted the doors OF he
position must he closed March thus entaing great
losses upon exhibitors and disgrace upon the %
from the strong suspicious respecting, Z, odh the
in which the appropriation 81 Si'oVg, The
reSresenStons made to tho House before that appro
praton granted II was repeatedly slateI py n, Mt
ana at that time had subscribed about 500 WHICH @
sum was to be increased to 81 100000 and that
In cash had been paid in altogether and that tne otato
would vote 200 or 100000 to aid the enterprise
Mr. said eS 5Se S tSs Ui
sides the free se,rs use OF The Rsnn.ai state
ment Of Burke, dated February lsse
the total amount received from stocl ana DONATIONS
bv New Orleans and nv the State. tho pad-up sub
scriptios individuals including donations amount
only S34s 6S up the present time, or some @ooooV
less than the stated TO the House III also ap
pears from tho financial statement tnat Oh VI"
Expenditures by the Exposition managers the sum OF
Sl3O,S ,SO3 Is charged to park Improvement. A. the
park belongs to New-Orleans II would sem that tna'
city might well afford to appropriate Slooooo 10 tue CHI
terprise. -, w.. c.r.,o,,,ao
memorial will be submitted to the House Commt'ee
On hppopriatiuns tomorrow by the ioiut committee 0i
exhibitors and state Commissioners In which they VIII
set forth the facts and arguments upon wnlch tney
hone to secure the favorable action or Congress.
The fact that further graluty will be expended unuer
the same IN also has bad effect NO one mere
beeves that any OF the 81 0O0Oo0 loan VIII DC repsa
as New orleans newspaper Of saturday SAID that tno
attendance was OF a vanishing quantity and was moro
mcagre than ever" The cost Of making the Govern
ent exhibit 100000. which was In addition 10 Inc
liam
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11

,ecs trcuhied him After he had finished reading his
expanation to-day, Mr Hiscock, In few words no n6
cepted 1t as Satisfactory and the matter was
sona explanation" made necessary by the exhbtions
of bad temper by the Southern advocates OF tne ~,
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11

Clerk: "You are buying great many rib
hons miss" Fair Purchaser: Yes, am getting them
ion = german" Clerk: "Whyy what is he going to do
with 30 many f' lChicago Rambler.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
MRS DUDLEY wASrs BAIL OR A TRIAL.

Lewis }. Grant obtained from Justice Dono-
hue yesterday writ OF habeas corpus In the case q
Mrs. Yseult Dudley. who bases her application ON thf
ground that she hls been convicted OF the charge
assault made against her. Mrs Dudley asks FOR Dali W
for an immediate trial The writ s rcturnabe to-day.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11

1T may yet turn out that Mira Dudley shot ODonovAs
Rossa simply hecase hs In his hrst Interview With ne
neglected 10 AJAX how she liked tho country
pkia Press.
New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
ASKING THAT THIS CITY BE FORTIFIED.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-The memorial OF
the NewYork Produce Exchange presented In the Sen
ste says that the City OF NewYork and the adjacent
cities Of Brooklyn and Jersey City represent interest
in ownership and real estate amounting to
three billion dollars that all this realty is entirely
protected attack by hostile fleets, which could
lombard the city and the neshborng populated districts
without even entering the narrows. There are now
works or guns protect the harbor in case Of the out
break OF war; could the necessary defences be con-
struced In than two years. time 1t Is known abroad
as well MS at homo the shores of this country are en-
firey aud woud be only act OF reason
able that New the chief city OF the Nation
should defended by such permanent forts hoatlng
batteries guiboas and torpedo service will give us
grarsntee again sudden until the country Will
have time build adequate fleet Tor defensive pur
poses. . :. =. A., -. -,
Threatened picaions with foreign Powers such as
might arise out foreign treaties now under cOnsd-
eratio OF your honorable body that the freedom from
panic which such policy OF defensive fortincations
would secure would more than compensate FOR the re-
ouirsd outlay. view OF the above facts your memoir
atss earnestly pray that will take such steps and
vote such appropriations shall be requisite To place
the chief city OF the Nation in wealth. population and
fmrvranoe In condition Of safety, whatever foreign
complications may arise