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reply TO the Court be said that about 100 on
oeIs had yesponded TO Mr.. Thomass circular
ages, but that he 6msslf had not done gsO 60, M
Thomas, he explained, was TO receive all finan.
eiai benefits that might be derived from the
Chief Constructor v Hilson, Paymaster Thomp-
son, Slyil Engineer Maxon. and other officers
testified that they knew OF no organization.
The following. lie the text Of the Presidents
telegram ofcondolencs In the case OF the Duke
Bt, RaJ,stp KING Rumber,, Rome:
II the nn!imsy death of your dilnsu,hed brother the
DOA' N''N President Of he tnisG State.
The HOuse COMMITTEES on Immigration to-
day ordered q favorable report on the Senate
b. the senate and House comm!tteSs On Inn
misTIstlop and especially the Federal lay to
The Committees are also foH 70 INVESTIGATE the the
workings OF the contract m ade by the Secretary
OF the yEsasury under that lay with the
officers.
The House. Committee on the Library has
authorized q favorable report on the bill pro-
yiding for The erection Of q monument to
and The 6iii appropEiatlnE ss3.Q9O for greeting
end completing on the battlefield Of Trenton,
Su sqsHS ho Bass kssU
citation shall raise $4,000 additional.
The Gridron Club. composed OF newspaper
men, celebrated It's 1fth anniversary tonight
by dinner at the Arlington Hotel, and the oc-
casion was made noteworthy. by the distin-
Ruished attendance. the wit and wisdom Of tho
speakers, tho beauty'and taste Of the decora-
new President. Mr. Fred b. Mussey Of the Gin
cinnati Commercial Gazette Lresided Among
the guests were Secretaries Window AM Rusk.
Gen. RuS6oll A Alpor, Mr.. ChauDcey MI DoDew.
And Plumb Sneaker Reed
worth. dorsey and Randall Of Massachusetts; /;
Admiral Harmony, Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt,
Gen. Greely, MAJOR Powell, Chas, Emory Smith
Of Philadelphia, \; s; Rowland Of Providence {.
ho1S ingalls, nS and ShSes eho shop 81
Ssorse y: BOYD and Robert 4. Farko % Of the S
DANA s'REi Ef!I r5, 6fHG 5f9 81 The 4GfSss Gs
Press, MuTat Halstsd. Henry Watterson. and
VIM. NJ. Singerly Tho Grtdiron Club is the
s Thss d1sf IF se tS hS IL II tRH SGTD
alter which II was patterned and OF which It
may in certain sense be considered an Of
to those connected with the newspaper pro-
fess!on, while the Gridirons insist upon main
Mrs. Harrison held her first public reception
at the White House this afternoon from to
% McKee, MT FRYE oS Of an Ts
Cabot Lodge Of Massachusetts. and Mrs. James
S. Clarkson. The house was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion, and In usic was furnished
by the Marine band. The attendance while
very large was not SO numerous as at previous
receptions. The callers were mostly ladies.
Assistant Secretary Batcheller was taken sick
at the Treasury Department to-day: and was
not able to complete the signing Of the official
mail. He expects to be all right again by
Monday.
Capt Stanton, Chief Engineer DUNCAN. and
Naval Constructor Mintonye have been ap;
NJ. Moore & Co. of Elizabeth, n. j.. to deter
mine It's capacity for constructing war vessels.
This firm haa requested to be allowed to with
draw its bids for the construction OF two 1000
ton gunboats and one S00-ton practice ship.
Their bids were the lowest received. and the
action OF the department on their request will
The Republicans Of the House have issued a
call for a caucus on Monday night. at which it
Is the purpose OF the leaders to arrange for q
plan of campaign on the contested election
cases. On Wednesday the Committee on EIec-
N, Jackson, the sitting Democratic member
from the Fourth West Virginia district, giving
the seat to the Repubicap contestant; Charles
except those which Czar Reed keeps under
his hat. and there will be no rules, when
Is that the
were right when they accused the Committee
on Rules OF an intention to delay reporting
tion cases wore disposed of, that Democrats
might be unseated under the dctatorial rule OF
the Speaker, unhampered by rules, Tho
to carry. out this unjust and Unprecedented
plan, and some lively times are expected in the
House. as well as some remarkable exam
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