Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-01
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL.
An American Mistress of the
 British Legation.
LIVELY BETTING AMONG LADIES.

An Interesting Outcome of the Sackville
 Afair-Omcers tor the Kearsarge Or
 dered to Hayti-More Boys Wanted in the
 Navy-Success of American Exhibitors.
 WASHINGTON Nov. 1.-The Star has the following: Within about two weeks an American lady will be the mistress of the British legation at Washington. This is an interesting and curious outcome of the Lord Sackville controversy. There is now no British minister at Washington. That office became vacant the notification of Lord Sackville that the president would have no further official communication with him. This does not leave the British government unrepreSented here. The attaches of the legation are not the minister's personal staff, and his dismissal or recall does not effect their positions.
 The secretary next i'll rank to the minister at once becomes acting minister, and all official communications are through him. Mir. Edwar1eS, the first secretary of the British legation, is now absent and is not OK pected to return for SOme time. MT. Michael Herbert recently made second secretary, will become acting minister until Lord Sack ville's succesSar is appointed, or until MT. Edwardes' return. Mr. Herbert recently arrived here from Europe, and is to be mar ried to Miss Bette Wilson, of New York. The bride will thus become the head of the legation household in this city as long as Mir. Herbert is acting minister.
 WASHINGTON LADIES AT THE RACES.
 Yesterday was an ideal day for racing, and the attendance gave ample evidence that with good weather the track is one of the most popular in the eastern circuit. The at tendance of ladies was larger than at any TrAZibIS and of HOurSa the ODIlOSitR sex turned out correSpondingly When the bell rung for the first race there were prob ably 5000 people scattered over tho pool lawn, grand stand and quarter stretch. The programme was an attractive one, and made doubly so by the splendid condition of the track The fields were larger and the sport moro exciting and uncertain The betting ring was crowded, and the odds on the differ ent events better than heretofore, The uni formed messengers, who were provided for the convenience of ladies wishing to bet, for the first time this season were kept busy constantly.
 OFFICERS FOR THE KEARSARGE.
 Tho acting secretary of the navy has de tached Commander Allen D. Brown from duty at the naval academy, and ordered him to the command of the U. $. S. kearsarge, now being repaired ac Norfolk. She will be put ill commission soon as possible and sent to protect American interests ill Hayti, which are said to have been endangered by the action of that government in SeiZing the American steamer Haytten Republic.
 The following officers, i'll addition, have been detailed to the kearsarge: Executive, Lieut. Charles Belknap; navigator, J. k. Cogswel; Lieut.. Richard Mitchell, Masters C. F. Ruse and W. M. Constant; ensign, H. Mel. F. Huse surgeon, A. NJ. M. Moore; SSpI assistant E R ROrarS l passed assistant engineer, James H. Chasma assistant engineer, M Bevington.
 COMMODORE SCHIEY'S SUGGESTIONS Commodore w. $. Schlcy will, in his forth coming annual report, make another strong | appeal to congress for modern vessels for the | training schools. The present vessels are | hardly worthy of repair, though they are now being put ill condition for further serv- | ice Commodore Schley is in favor of a fur ther increase in the scope of the school. It is his desire that the boys should not only be carefully grounded ill all the rudiments of seamanship but that with the aid of modern l crafts they be carried higher in the art, and l inducted into the mysteries of the cruisers of l the day The commodore is also inclined to 1 favor an increase of the number of boys He would not be averse to having 2,0O0 boys at | tached to the school in the various stages of | instruction.
 | SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN EXHIBITORS | The secretary of state has received letter from Lambert Tree, minister to Belgium dated Brussels, Oct. 15, enclosing list of awards made to exhibitors in the American section of the international exhibition. Min l ister Tree writes: Tt is gratifying to ob serve from tAis list that out of seventy-three exhibitors, hfty-four have received distinc tion, and one, the Westinghouse automatic brake, the highest prize awarded to any ex hibitor at the 'concourse. Though few in number, the exhibitors ill the American sec | tion seem to have surrounded their rival: and captured the principal trophies" | REDUCING THE NATIONAL DEBT. l It is estimated at the treasury department that the reduction ill the public debt during the month of October will amount to about i S+O0O,OO