Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-13

w AedlNdION5 ApIA lAs-AAo iOeto0ho
intends to enjoy a little rest and the
fresh air of the Potomac on Revenue
cutter tomorrow, leaving Washington in
the morning and retuening in the even
ing.
No TRUTH IN IT.
Secretary Tracy has requested that a
positive denial be made of the published
report that he asked for the resignation
of Paymaster General Fulton, of the
Navy.
SOME MORE APPOINTMENTS.
The President made the following ap-
pointments Lyman E. Knapp, Middle
boro, VT, Governor of Alaska; Thomas
nj. Reed. Jr., Washington Territory,
Registrar of the Land Office at Seattle.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
appointed John T. Scott Superintendent
OF the public building, at Port Townsend,
Washington Territory.
EXTENSION OF TIME GRANTED.
The Secretary of the Navy referred to
the Board, consisting of Chief Con-
structor Wilson, Eugineer-in- Chief Mel
vile and Captain Howison, the applica-
ton of the Union Iron Works, San Fran
cisco, for extension of time under
contract for construction of cruiser No. s.
THE FISH COMMISSIONS WORK.
No department of scientific work, con.
Quoted under Governmental auspices,
shows better or more satisfactory re-
turns than that of the Fish Commits
sion. The Fish Commissioner of Arizona
has written to Commissioner McDong Id
that the Indians have caught shad in the
Colorado river in that Territory, within
the past few weeks, of size that amply
repays them for the labor and time in
volved. The first deposit of planting oi
fry in that river was made three yeare
ago and has been followed by
new one every year since. Lake Utah,
in the Territory of that name, also
yielded satisfactory returns from plant
ing made only the year before last. One
of the officials of the Commission states
that reports from San Francisco are to
the effect that the shad product of East.
ern fry planted in the waters of Cali
fornia are plentiful in the markets OF
that city, and of reasonable price.
There are now nineteen hatch
ing stations operated by the Commission
and three new ones are provided
for by the appropriation bill of 1889. AT
the central station in this city there has
Just been completed the work of Matching
out eggs of trout and white fish spawn,
which requires about half a year and a
fortnight. The Commissioner will start
out a car for the distribution Of the fry.
o.. n,r.,p8rations are now making to hatch
out sbad spawn hv a rapid process. re-
quiring only from four to ten days. WheG
that is completed second car will be
started. Last year 1853, 900, 900 shad and
about so, 900 900 trout were distributed
over the country. The summers Worb
of the commission will doubtless com.
prise excursions into the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans for new species of fish.
TIE SMUGGLING FIRM.
Special Agent Simmons made a report
to the Treasury Department in regard to
the recent seizures from Allard & Com
pany, of New York. After detailing the
recent discoveries, as published, Sim
mons says that he had evidence that
this firm had not only been engaged in
defrauding the Government, but that
they charged their customers far more
duties than they paid.
COLONEL JACKSON GETS OFFICE.
1t is understood that President Har.
rison to-day made tender of the office
of Sub-Treasurer at San Francisco tc
Colonel j. p. Jackson, who arrived in
Washington last night.
CADETS APPOINTED.
V. K. Hart, of Buffalo, Wyoming, and
H. J. Rice, of Embar, Wyoming, have
been appointed cadets at West Point.