Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-06-14
WASHINGTON NEWS.

is $40 feet long, 81 feet beam, and has a
displacement of 664S tons. Like all of the
new cruisers, the ship will be fitted with
twin screws, and her motive power will be
vertical triple expansion engines, whi h
will develop great horsepower and give the
ship speed Of II knots. The total cost Of
Names hull and machinery is estimated at
q, S44 SOB. The armor will be IL inches
thick on the sides, and 10H inches in thick
ness on the turrets and barbette.
The largest sailing vessel that ever came
up the Potomac l. tied up TO Littlefield's
wharf, foot of Twrnty-sixth street. 1t is
the ur-ma'ted POcahontas, and brought
1900 tons of asphalt from Trinidad, Spain.
She halls from Taunton, Mass, and her
master is Capt. Sawyer.
The president has commuted to imprison-
ment for life, the sentence of death imposed
on W. H. Miller, convicted in Arkansas in
February last Of murder The president
ays in his endorsement that there are cir
cumstonces in this case which make him un-
willing to confirm the death penalty. The
president has also committed to imprison-
ment for life, the death sentence imposed on
George Brashear, convicted in Arkansas of
murder.
All the vessels for the new navy, except
five partly completed iron monitors, are or
will be built of steel. The keels for these
iron monitors were laid in 1874 and 1875.
They are armored and double-turreted.
Each one will have four 10-inch breech-load-
ing riiled gurs in its main Eattery and sew
eral rapid-llro and Gatling guns in its sec
ondary battery.
The president has appointed the follow
lbg named Postmasters: ]. H. Locke at
Portsmouth, N. H., vice s. J. Gerrsh, COM
mission expired; c. K Lambson at West
field, Mass, vic5 L. r. Norton, resigned;
G. G.. Cook at Milford, Mass, vice J. H.
S:ratton, removed; Marshall Emmons at
East Haddam, G nm, vice T. B. Warner,
resigned; G. H, Spall at Stratford, Conn,
office became presidential
The secretary of the treasury has awarded
the contract fer furnishing forged iron spin
dies FOR the Middle Breaker, Roaring Bull
Brimble and Kettle Bo tom Ledge Salem
Harbor, Me, to the Nashua Iron and Steel
C, mpany of Boston at SSl8.
The contract for rebuilding the light bea-
con at Whipple Point VT, has been award
e1 to Lutters Whitney of Keesvile, n. Y,
at S729
Superintendent of Census Porter will
appoint, to aid him in the preparation of the
eleventh census, s. N. D. North of Boston,
secretary Of the National Association of
Wool Manufacturers, to have charge Of the
statistics of tie wool and worsted industries,
and of the newspaper and periodical press
throughout the country.
Surgeon-General Hamilton of the marine
hospital service has left Washington for
Johnstown, Penn, to confer with the state
board Of health of Pennsylvania regarding
the sanitary condition of affairs in the food
bl1ghted districts. He will also ascertain to
what extent, If any, the marine hospital SER
vice can cooperate with the state health
authorities In the present emergency.
The secretary of state has been informed
that Brazil will participate in the interna-
tional conference of American states, to meet
here next October. The representative of
Sweden at the conference will be Capt F.
s. Maimberg of the Swedish royal navy,
and the representatives of Norway will be
Capt G. s. Salvesen of the Norwegian navy
and S. w. Flood, agent of the various ma
rine insurance companies.
IN the case of Captain George A. Arms,
U. 5. A, retired, sentenced by general court
martial to be dismissed from the service, the
president has commuted the sentence in con-
sderatIon of tho good service which this
officer has rendered, and of some mitigating
circumstances connected with the offences of
which he was found guilty, to confinement
within such limits as the secretary of war
may prescriba, and to deprivation of right
to wear the uniform and insignia Of his rank
in the army for period of five years.
The japanese and Mexican ministers have
exchanged notifications of the new treaty be-
tween their respective countries. 1t differs
from the conventions mad, by other powers
with Japan in the fact that no provision is
included for the exercise of extra territorial
jurisdiction and no right of interference with
the Japanese tariff is accorded. Mexican
citizens in Japan are declared subject to
japanese laws, and Mexican traders are held
amenable to the commercial regulations of
the eastern empire. In return for these con-
cessions Mexcans may engage in business in
all parts If Japan, and may participate in
all domestic enterprises, none Of which have
hitherto been accessible to western capital.
Col. John C. Kelton who has been ap-
pointed Acknowledgement of the army, to
succeed Gen. Drum (retired) was born in
Pennsylvania in 1928. He is graduate of
West Point and has good war record.
Since the war he has held various staff posi-
tions, He is an inventor of marked ability,
and also a writer of high repute upon
subjects connected with the military SER
vice.
A telegram has been received at the civil
service commission from Commissioners
Roosevelt and Thompson, who are conduct
ing the inquiry into the recent examinations
held at Troy, N. Y, for positions on the
clerical and carrier force of the postoffice.
They stated that as a result of the inquiry
thus far made they had Cancelled the exami-
nation recently held and also asked Presi-
dent Lyman Of the commission to appoint
another day on which new examination
for similar purpose can be held.
The president has appointed j. H. Stone
editor of the Detroit Tribune, to be collector
OF internal revenue for the first district of
Michigan.
The president has given orders that here
after Sunday drills in the army shall be
without arms
In recognition of the valuable service rem
dered by King Mataafa in saving life and
property on the occasion Of the recent hur-
ricane in Samoa the navy department. to
show its appreciation Of the kings conduct,
has decided upon sending him a whale boat
Of the latest improved model.
The following is a statement of the United
States bonds purchased from Aug B. 1887 to
date: Amount of 4 per cents, purchased,
$6l, 6O9, 45O; Of ~ per cents 500, l23, 400;
total sl7O 732, $50, Cost of per cents,
$7S 053 65l; of Al Sl1S. 161, ,065; total Sl97,-
ia ZIG. Cost of per cents at maturity,
sl0S, 500 963, Of AS, s124,22z 1SS; total
$232, 7SS Isl. Saving of per cents, S29,-
cor 312; of AZ, Sc c66 1913; total, S35 673, 435.
The United States consul at Ottawa, Ont,
has notified the department of state of a
number Of changes in the custom tariff of
that country, the principal ones being the
following additions to the free list: Cotton
yarn, jute yarn, corrugated wire, cotton
twine yarn, wool and worsted yarn, blanket
ing tapping, discs plough plates mould
boards, land sides wire, steel, galvanized,
from log, molasses for making blacking,
steel No 10 to 80 puape and articles for