The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-24


Conference Preparations for the Cen
sus of Isoo--Casa Garden Ruins 4, bc
Protected.
WASHINGTON. u. C.. september 23 The
Departmental STATE is officially informed that
lee Admiral kalnakoh. chief iu.pcctor of
marine artillery. has been appointed by the
RUSSIAN Go''fnmcni it, representative at
me approaching International marine con-
terence. The Department has been officially
noiihcd that the following persons have been
appointed to represent the Imperial German
government al the W a~hineion international
Jnaraiitnc conference. viz: DR. Silver kim
president of the supreme Court of Ham
burg; Captain Ncnsing, Of the German
navy: Mr. Nugcnt IIcgcl cOn>ul.gcunral Of
German, ai New York ciiy. PRIV Conn.
cilior Bonner. of the Gcman navy. a cap
tain on the retired list. Also that Baron
Hermann ID ~paun. imperial and roval
icai-admiral VIII represent AuStria-Iilu.
gary in the conference.
PROTECTION FOR THE CASA G,RpfS
RUINS,
secretary Noble has directed >mperintcnd-
cni Powell. Of the theological Survey. fo re-
pair and project the Casa Grandc Ruins i'm
final county. Arizona. These ruins are
Agent Morrison SANS. of prehistoric
America. The belief is expressed that
these ruins were the palace ol the King
who governed the primitive American age,
before the Agile on Iaiec cras.
FRED. DOt GLASS COLOR PROTECTED.
The state Department has taken steps fo
prey cut Frederick Douglass being subjected
to any Inconvenience i'm travelling ON ac-
count of his color while ON his way tO a,-
-ume hi, duties as Minister of the United
states to llayii. The United -fatcS steam
ship Despatch will carry Douglass from
Washington % Fortress Monroc. and thence
he viii proceed io lIa,ti ~ has already
been stated. ON the O-~ipec. Douglass. i'm
am lnicn lew. said be- might bc subjected 10
some Inconvenience while going TO Fortress
Monroe. and the state Department secured
the Despatch from the Navy Department To-
prev emit such possibility.
PREPARING FOR THE CENsrS.
Hon. Robert =. Porter. superintendent of
the census. has appointed Mr. Richard =.
RpthWoll. of New ! ork. editor of the EHqi-I
uccFiHn 0Nd WWWg Jonyu0L chicf ~pc-
cial agent tO take charge of the collection Of
the statistics of gold and silver for the
eleventh ccn~u~. Superintendent Porter to-
day also appointed Baird llalbcr,tadt. Of
flttshurg. Pa. a special agent to assist in
the collection of coal statistics.
so SUCCESSOR To TANNER YET.
The delay In the appointment of "a Conn
missioner of Pensions has brought for-
ward great many names for the place. /
and the consequence is that matters
appear more mixed than usual. The
latest report is that 10 was offered to
Representative Morrill,. Of Kansas. who WIS
at the head of the Republican side of -
pensions committee iu the House last |
Ougrp-~. huf Mr. Morrill, would have fp |
resign his scat IN Congress tO accept. and il |
is mot thought that any sort of pressure /
81 Nouih induce him fo dn This. Kansas has /
already lost One of her best representatives. /
iu congress hN resignation in the person Of
Mr. Ryan. who WAS appointed minister to |
MeNico. The state has "a remarkably |
strong delegation iu Congress. but the pc0- |
pie Will hardly like 90 lose ANY more OF /
thcu in this way.
Governor Gon, of West Virginia. has been |
spoken of for the place. but hc SAYS that if
the position were offered him (Which hc /
docs NOT think likely tO occur hc would NOT |
under amy circumstances. accept it.
Generals Rae. Gibson. kniilcr, Fairchild. /
and lots of others prominent ion the Grand |
Army. are still spoken Of hut there appears /
to Dee hitch in some way or other where |
ever the President turns. There is some |
idea among Grand Army men that hc might |
look among the men of ability who were /
priNatos during the war. There is some /
tdk. too. of civilian being chosen. This /
latter is NOT. however. generally regarded !
as "a likely thin. 10 happen.
II does NOT ~ccm amy mol" probable mat /
Gen. Warner viii accept than il did "a day |
cor SO ago. but as long AZ there is any doubt |
On this subject mo- other person viii De al- |
pointed to the place.