Evening journal., 1888-09-21
Fresh from aShiingtOn
Congressional, Department and
General Gossip.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
II WIN Probably he Created without the
Weather bureau Attacllnent - why
Mail superintendent Jaais.on.s Ressa-
nation Was Called for Variety OF Iteme.

Mall Superintendent Jaolsson's Itessa-
nation Was Called for-yariety OF Items-
WAsHINGToN, Sept 21-The bill 30 create
an executive department Of agriculture ~aa
taken up IN the senate
Mr. Chandler said that no questioned the
propriety Of making the head Of the depart
ment member of the cabinet, but he would
vote for the bill However he was entirely
opposed 20 the proposed transfer Of rne
weather bureau 70 the department until IL
should have been shown that the experiment
of raising the Office Of commissioner % the
dignity o. cabinet position had been tried
and found successful
After agreeing 70 take vote ut O'Clock
this afternoon on the proposition to transfer
the weather bureau TO the agricultural do
partment the senate adjourned
WHY Mr. JACKSON WAS REMOVED.
Railway Mail Superintendent Bancroft, Ia
speaking 20 a United Press representative
about the removal Of r G jackson, the as
sistant superintendent stationed at New York.
said that Mr. jackson had been superntend-
ent for long time, and, IA Is very often the
case, he had allowed the business of the oiilce
70 get into ruts. II was thought that the
service would he improved by making a
change. THAT Il the reason why Mr. Jack
sonn resignation was called for,H continued
Mr.. Bancroft "ln the saino line and for the
same reason Mr.. Champhn, the chief clerk
sf one Of the lines centering ia that city, was
removed
J. NJ. Bennett, a railway mall clerk, on the
Boston, Providence and New York limo. has
been promoted TO Mr. Champlinh place.
Some railway employees seesn 10 think that
Jnekson's retirement was oitirely due 10
political influences. and there is considerable
anxiety 20 know what the next move viii be-
There are now only two Republican siparin.
teDdents left in the railway mail service. One
Is stationed in Chicago and the other IN San
Francisco
HEARING on THE SUGAR rARyrF.
To-day or Saturday The sub-committoe Of
the senate finance committee having in charge
the tariff bin viii begin an extended public
hearing ON the sugar schedule A number Of
witnesses have been subpanaed
CLASSIFICATION or POSTAL CLERKS
John Holmes, president Of the National
Organization Of Postotiice clorlks; George w.
Meeks, president Of the New York City Asso-
ciation Of Postofiice clerks, and Edward r.
Reilly are in Washington furtharing the
passage Of the bin to classify clerks IN first
class postoiiices throughout the country.
hN f1HAliitat0A EtiitAtAA ~ hAll 70 DD IN favor
OF the bill
nINsrRELs AND REPORTERS AT THE BAT
Two picked mines from the Thatcher.
Primrose and West Minstrel COMPANY and
from tho local reporters on Tho Washington
Post played a game of baseball at CAPITOL
Park yesterday for the benefit Of the yellow
fever sufferers IN Florida Three thousand
people witnessed the game, which for an un-
professional attcmpt was quito a SUCCESS IN
more ways than one. Five innings were
played, and then the game was called with
fourteen runs 70 the credit Of each side and q
surplus Of about 500 tor the fever stricken
people Of the south.
SCARE N THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
The navy department mnil contained n
small round package addressed TO the secre-
tary. IL was unwrapped with unseemlv
haste, but was dropped ia horror when the
falling papers disclosed a wood tube about
five or six inches long, provided with neat
brass cap, sunk about an inch into one end
Some one said il was dynamite cartridre
and the thing was sent at once upstairs 10
the bureau Of steam engineering, " here il
was boldly unscrewed An the box contained
was harmless little bottle Of oil carefully
surrounded by broken oak 10 prevent break
ins.
'rIG moTn KELLEy's GENTLE REMINDER
Mr. Kelley, Of Pennsylvania, sent to the
clerks desk and had read a telegram notify
ing him OF his denomination and assurin,, hin,
of reelection. He said he did this not from
vanity, but only ns reminder 10 those
anxious for his seat in the house