The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-04
CAPITAL NEWS.
Events OF General interest Trans
piring at Washington.
Resignation of the Director of the Mint
Large Number OF Contested Election
Cases-Deciines the Pension Com
missionership-Other Notes.
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

WASHINGTON. Sept o8-Consul General
ID. Lynch Pringie, at Constantinople. in a
communication to the Department. OF State,
under date OF August 30, reports total of
/ PSI deaths from the cholera in Mesopo-
tame
WASHINGTON Sept a. "A statement ia
sued by the Treasury Department shows
that the silver dollars in the Treasury
against which certificates can be issued are
now reduced to 5000, 600; silver certificates
now In circulation are 1915, 000, 600; silver
dollars In circulation. 10000 00
WASHINGTON, Sept 2i.-The work of pre-
pairing for the October session of the SUI
preme Court is about completed. The
court will find over three years
work on hand when it resumes Cases
have been coming in with great rapidly
during the last few months An effort will
be made at the coming session to either re-
duce the number of cases that can be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court or to divide
the court into sections In order TO increase
its working capacity
WASHINGTON, Sept 25.-Dr. James z.
Kimball of Pennsylvania, Director Of the
Mint, has resigned. and Edward O. Leech,
computer in the office, it is understood, will
be his successor.
WASHINGTON, Sept 26.-The Government
testimony in tho contested election cases
which will como before the next House for
settlement The contests are:
Chalmer VS.. Morgan, Mississippi; Langston
vs. Venable, Virginia; Waddill VS.. Wise.
Virginia; Posey VS.. Parrett, Indiana; Miller VS..
Elliott South Carolina; Bower VS.. Buchanan,
Virginia; Kernogan VS.. Hooker, Mississippi;
Threetvs. Clark, Alabama; Atkinson VS.. Pendle
ton, West Virginia; McDuffe VS.. Turpie Ala
rich va. Bullock. Florida; Eaton VS.. Phelan,
Tennessee; Mudd VS.. Compton, Maryland;
Featherstone VS.. Cole, Arkansas; McGinniss
VS.. Anderson, West Virginia; Smith VS.. Jack
son, West Virginia
Thus far death has claimed five members
of the Fifty-frst Congress. Cox, of New
York; Burnes, of Missouri; Gay, of Louis
lana; Townshend, of Illinois, and Laird, OF
Nebraska and others may follow before
the assembling of that body. The narrow
margin which must determine the organi-
zation of the House is subject TO other in
calculable contingencies than that OF cou-
tested seats.
DEER PARK, Md, Sept. 2G-Major Will
lam Warner, Of Missouri, has finally de-
clined to accept the Office of Commissioner
of Pensions which was rendered him by
the President. The following letter was
written at the date given, but ut the urgent
solicitation OF the President Major Warner
agreed to withdraw it and reconsider his
determination. Wednesday, however, after
consultation with his business partners he
telegraphs that he must adhere to his orig
inal declination, and his letter is therefore
made public:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 49, 1Ss0.-.S;r: after due
elaboration am compelled to decline the ap-
pointmcnt OF Commissioner OF Pensions
appreciate the great compliment paid me by
the tender OF the commissionership, and dad
not business engagements which, I have no
right to break, forbid IL, no personal
sacrifice would prevent my accept
ance. ] should esteem IL high honor
to be Commissioner OF Pensions under
your Administrator and aid as best could in
carrying out your wise and liberal policy
towards the old soldiers and sailors entitled to
pensionsoundcr the existing laws, and to co.
operate with you in securing the necessary ad.
ditional legislation for the Nations defenders.
Feeling as do deep interest in the proper
and liberal administration OF the pension laws,
IL is with the sincerest regret that this
de claration, especially after the full
and frank conversation I had with
you and the honorable Secretary of the In
terror on Saturday last, reassurng me, as il
did, that our comrades have no truer or warmer
friends. Thanking you for the confidence ex-
pressed in me by your offer, and again ex
pressing my deep regret that am compelled
by what esteem high duties to others than
myself, to decline the Office, beg leave to sub
scribe myself sincerely your friend,
civilian WARNER"
ITO the President"
WASHINGTON, Sept 2G.-Consul General
New writes to the State Department from
London that the inability of vessels to un.
load cattle shipped from the United States
to London, owing to the strike along the
docks, is causing great hardship to the men
employed on the vessels, who are without
means of support or opportunity to return
pending the delay of landing cargoes.
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