The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
News and Notes from the Federal Capital.


WASHINGTON, ID. G.. October 5l.-lt has
been settled that the cruiser Baltimore VIII
NOT have another official trial. The vessel
will he accepted. the contractors paying
). 500 penalty for failure to develop their re-
misite horsepower. The official report on
the cruiser Charleston. recently ordered by
the Secretary of the Navy. was received al
the Navy Department from >an Francisco
to-day. The trial board found the cruiser
completed and ready for acceptance.
wANAM iKER's TELEGRAPH RATES.
Postmasfer-General Wanamaker has is
sued notice 10 the different telegraph com
panies fixing the following telegraph rates
for government business during the current
fiscal year: For day messages containing not
more Than ten words exclusive Of place from,
date. address and signature, ten cents Tor
all distances not exceeding four hundred
miles. and onc-half cent for each word III
excess Of ten words. For distances exceed
ng four hundred miles and NOT eN-
ceedng one thousand miles fifteen
cents for the first ten words ana three
fourths of one cent for each word in excess
Of ten words. For all distances exceeding
l.Op miles there shall De- added To The
price of message fixed for distance,
over ioD and under l.~O miles. the sum
of = cent for each word. For night mes
-ages of not exceeding twenty words
exclusive of place from. date, address ana
signature. fiftc.n cents for all distances
and One-half for each additional word, IN
stead of computing actual distances oi
transmission. The distance for payment
shall in all cases be taken absolutely 10
the number of miles between the capi-
tai of the state or Territory from
within which the message il sent, and the
capital of the State or Territory within
which the message is received; such dis
tances 10 be computed upon ths shortest
practicable route between such capitals. ii
a message be sent and received within the
same state or Territory. the distance for
payment shall be taken TO be the minimum
distance of ioO miles. The rate for signal
service cypher messages is fixed at two
twelfth cents foreach word over each circuit.
The POstma-ter-General also directs that
if at any time during the year any company
shall charge the public "A less rate than
| these prescribed government rates. the gov
| crnment rate is also 10 be reduced to the
| same figure.
FOJRTH-CLAss PO>TNASTERS.
| Fourth-class postmasters were appointed
| to-day a. follows: In Nirginia-N. l.
| IIaden, at Fifes. In North Carolina. X
Patrick. at lIockerton; W. G.. Mizzcll. AT
Towards; j. W. Mckee. AT Mount Holly
George W. Reynolds. AT Murfreesboro; John
Williams, at san S0uci; j. {. Gates, al
| Seaboard.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The Secretary Of War has appointed d
hoard Of officers 10 consist Of Major Marcus
T.. Miller, Captain samuel NJ. Mills, Firs
Lieutenant Henry &. Davies. First lieuten
ant Medoren Crawford, and First Lieuten
ant Stephen VI. Foete, to meet at Fort Mon
roe, Va, November 10th, to examine non
commissioned officers for promotion.
Assistant Attorney General shields to-day
rendered an opinion, nj the request OF sec
retary Noble. u the effect that the Cheroke'
nation can lawfully relinqush to the United
states all it, claim in the Cherokee outlet
This will enable tn, cher kee Commission
10 complete tie negotiation, for tn 8, lands