The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-25
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WASHINGTON. Sept 20. 80
President Cleveland's party conclud-
ed, in spite Of the threatening weather
of Friday morning, to make the fishing
and hunting expedition for which ar
rangements had been made. They were
conveyed down Saranac lake from Pros
pect house ON the steam launch, and
after carry across couatry, they took
small boats and were transported zap
tho Racquette river and into Big Tup-
per lake The rendezvous will be at
Mark Moody's, on Upper lake. Moody
has wide reputation as u deer hunter
and he agreed to give the President aud
his friends hun, Saturday.
The new cruiser Atlanta left New
York Friday for the compass station at
Narragansett Bay to have her compass
SEES adjusted preparatory to sailing on
her contract trial trip in the direction
of the gulf of Mexico, in search of q
gale. 1t is expected that she will get off
to-day. Engineer-in-chief Loring will
go in her and will have supervision of
the engines and machinery. Members
of the advisory board and representa-
tives Of John Roach and perhaps some
experts invited by Secretary Whitney
will be passengers.
The second cight-inch gun and the
last of the Atlnta's a,saament has been
completed at the Washington navy
Yard, and is on its way to the proving
ground at Annapolis, where it will be
tested 1t Nv y high power steel, breach
anadlng rifle, carrying a she'll of 25U
l"mhds weight, with a charge Of 10
pounds Of powder. The armament of the
Atlanta consists Of two eisht-inch gum
rn burhette, and six six-inch hroadsdt
guns tor her main battery: two six
pound and two threc-ponnd high power
lIntchkiss guns, and two one.pound
aight power Hotchkiss guns, two forty
seven millineter and two thirty sever
millmcter Hotchkiss revolving cannon
for her secondary battery.
From source that is unusually reli
able learn thut on or little afte
October |, Mr. Mauning's resignation
as Secretary Of the Treasury will b
formally accepted by the President. NJ
information is that Mr.. Manning woul
dave willingly resigned before he !et
Washington, feeling sare that he woul,
never again be able to resume the az
tive duties of his office. But the Presi
dent did 'nt wish the step taken then
dor two reasons. The &,xt was that h
had quite enough to do at the tim
without having to look out for ne
Secretary of the Treasury. The sccon
treason was that as Mr.. Manning ha
left Albany and came here at som
personal inconvenience, to say nothn
of expense, the President desired {
was willing that he should remain i
office until be got even pecnniarily
although he did no work for 81
months. After listening to all this
asked my informant if he had any id'
as to who would take Mr.. Manning
place. 81 have an idea," said he, ''but
am rather doubtful about the prophet
of giving it publicity. Well, fyou wal
to know, I'll tell you. MY impression
that the Cabinet will be recast. The
is another member Of it who would Ii
to go out. No, will not tell you who
is, but | know the truth Of what | 50
/ think il there is new deal the Pre-
dent will be disposed to give the Tree
ury to Mr.. Bayard. He was charm
of the Senate Committee on Finan
when the Democrats had that body, II
would make much better Secretary
the Treasury than he makes Of Sta
never thought of this until it W
suggested to Inc by something becal
coglizant of in the course of my offic
du y. Two or three incidental happc
inss blar out this opinion" well, "