The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-08-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
A Daily Record OF Events from
the National Capital.
An Important Change In the Pension
Laws - Death of Consul Conroy at
Porto Rico Other News OF
General Interest.
CAPITAL NOTES.


WASHINGTON, Aug 19-Colonel John M
Wilson, OF the Engineer Corps, late Super.
intendent of Public Buildings and Grounds
In the District of Columbia, has been ap-
pointed Superintendent of the United States
Military Academy au West Point to succeed
General John G. Parke, who was recently
retired
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-The District COM
missioners have issued an order prohibit
ing the crying OF newspapers before a. IN.
or after 1879 a. m. on Sundays. Heretofore
the residence sections of the capital have
been made noisy all through Sunday by the
newsboys.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-A statement is
sued by the Internal Revenue Department
shows that 9, 1897 distilleries are running and
their product is nearly 30, 900 gallons a day
in excess of last year.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-The State De-
partment has received a cablegram from
the United States Vice-Consul at Porto
Rico announcing the death Sunday night
of Consul Edward Conroy. He was the
Oldest of United States Consuls, and in
length of service was the Junior of but one
man-the Consul at Gibralter He was APP
poipted Consul at san Juan, Porto Rico, in
1869, and was so years old
WASHINGTON, Aug. 90 = Assistant-Sec-
rotary Bussey has rendered an important
decision on the pension claim of
Daniel B. Kaufman, late of Com
pany A, Forty-eighth Regiment Penn
sylvania volunteers which was brought
before him on q motion for reconsidera-
ton In his decision the Assistant Secre-
tary rescinds rule No. 13j made by Com
missioner Black September 4, 1885, and
overrules the opinion of ex-Assistant-
Secretary Hawkins in the same case that
''dishonorable discharge" from the service
operates as "bar to pension" He holds
that ''dishonorable discharge Is n PEN
atty for n specific offense against the
service, for which the soldier may be pun
ished, but that tho penalty can not
include nor relate to a claim for pension
based upon disability. The two things are
held to be wholly distinct from each
other, and are not governed by the
same legal consideration. The Assistant
Secretary holds that for the department to
impose upon soldier the forfeiture of the
right to even claim pension because of
dishonorsble discharge, which may have
been inflicted by court-martial for an
offense OF which the court had jurisdic-
ton, would be equivalent to Furnishing the
soldier twice for the same offense
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Cameron
is proposing to introduce bill to increase
the size and capacity of the White House by
the construction of two wings on some such
plan as the capitol was enlarged.
WASHINGTON Aug. 2i.-The annual report
of the Miss ouri River Commission was
made public yesterday. 1t details the work
OF the past year, in which satisfactory
progress has been made, and asks for an
appropriation of sl2, oO0, 900 for next years
work
WASHINGTON, Aug. M.-The Treasury re-
ports show that only 20, OOO, 900 of the 834,-
O0O. 900 standard silver dollars coined now
remain in the Treasury unrepresented by
silver certificates National bank notes are
being retired at the rate of about %, 000. 600
per month and silver certificates issued at
nearly the same same rate.
WASHINGTON, Aug 2l.-The free deliv-
cry service has been ordered established,
and to begin October l, at the following
post-offices: Menominee, Mich; Albion,
Mich. Wausau, Wis ; Fostoria, O.; Aspen,
Col Flushing, N. Y; Kearney, Neb.; St.
Johnsbury, Vt; ST. Cloud, Mimi Medford,
Mass Westfield, Mass. Niagara Falls, N.
Y; Mount Vernon, n Y; Lock Haven, Pa
Johnstown, n. Y; East Liverpool, o.. Cor
ry, Pa Biddeford, Me-; Oberlin o., and
Madison, Ind
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l-Amid the records
which Solicitor of the Treasury Hepburn
found among the files of that office when
he took possession were a number of ire
vised records of personal suits and judg-
ments," known among the clerks in the
Office as the "old dockets" These extend
back for period of more than fifty years
and embraces unpaid judgments to amounts
aggregating upward of s25,0O0,0O0. So
licitor Hepburn proposes to make an effort
to collect this money, and from the re-
ports of his agents he feels quite hopeful of
gucceRa