The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-09
Notes.

The new cruiser San Francisco has
been accepted by the Navy Department
\ highway robbery by negro woman
is tie latest criminal Incident il Wash
inGtJn
1t is proposed to set aside q part OF
tie President
Tie total funded debt of the Districs
Of Columbia is $40, 633, 100, reduction
Of 50 Alb, 550 since 1873.
The conference of steel producers AMI
shiphuilders at the Navy Department. has
been postp ned to October 1G
Some idea of the mail handled at the
Pension Office is given in the statement
that last week nearly 80, 0)0 Letters were
sent out, and about 70 900 wee received
III the year 1858, when Rob ri McCl J.
land of Michigan, was Score tary of the
| Interior, there We're exactly II cl arks
and one chief clerk on the regul II rolls
of the Pension O2ice. The Temporary
force at that time was 50, each clerk re-
ttiH my 20 co5 Itt I'd nc l. tHHioiI
| Office now has /, 900 clerks, and a few
| days ago there were 1S5 promotions
made in one day.
| 1t is alleged that under the provisions
of the revised statutes Mr. Wheat, the
lately discharged postmaster of the
House of presentatives, is liable to
fine and imprisonment. The statutes
prohibit, under heavy penalty and inn
prisonment. any officer or agent of the
| Government accepting any considera-
ton for procuring or aiding to procure
any Government contract.
| 4 rumOr is current that the Spanish
government intends to enter into nego-
! tiations with the United States Govern
nlent for reciprocal concessions touching
Cuban and American products. 1t is
also reported that the government has
instructed its agents abroad to notify the
home authorities of any measures that
may be taken by foreign governments
with respect to the new United States
tariff law.
Eleven bills which passed both houses
failed to become laws because they did
not receive the Presidents signature
Tie most important Of them is the bill
fer the relief of the assignees of John
Roach, on a claim for extra allowances
on the contract for the machinery of the
United States steamship Peoria, amount
ing to S61. 1872 Tie bill referred the
claim to the court Of claims and gave
the court jurisdiction liz the matter
The Congressional committees of both
parties are actively at work preparing
for the Congressional elections. The
Democratic committee seem to have
woke up since the adjournment of Con.
gress and is preparing to put its version
of the tariff issue before the people. The
Republican managers are quite happy
over the news from Idaho, and they
have cause to be, for two more Senators
added to their side in the Senate give:
them very reasonable assurance of con
troll of that body for long time to come
The President left Washington Mon
day for Galesburg, Ill. to attend the re
union Of his brigade on Wednesday
Thursday he will visit the exposition at
Ottumwa, Iowa, and take part in the
exercises on Soldiers day" The next
udN ne " III cS JLtoCIit VIC NCtSI CDS
celebration at Topeka, and that evening
will visit his brother in Kansas City
Saturday he is to be the guest Of the
Yelled Prophet in st. Louis, this beinE
the annual festival of that parsonage
and that night he will go to Indianapoli
to spend Sunday. Monday morning h
will start for home by the way of Pitts
burg.
There is considerable gossip among
naval officers stationed here over tn
unexpected change in the command o
the United States steamship Ranger
which has been cruising along the ives
coast of Central America ever since TIN
recent trouble between Guatemala anC
Salvador Lieutenant Commando
; George c. Reiter, who has been in com
> mand of the vessel ever since her depart
= ure from San Francisco, has been ordere
home and will be relieved by Com
mander George E. Wingate, who vii
sail for his new station ON the .Pacifi
mail steamer leaving San Francisco Of
the 10th instant.
=, In addition to Minister MINERS owl
q account of the killing of General Barrun
N / ultt Oh pOtIu Gtl VESSEL Al Ill
4 harbor of San Jose, Guatemala, Secre
: tary Blaine will soon be in possession @
"a the account of Lieutenant Commando
George G. Reiter. 1t has been def
n nite1y learned that he has bee
is ordsred to Washington expressly 70 gi-
f his version of the affair to the State d.
? partment, and if it corresponds with NJ
k Blaine's present understanding. Mr.. Mi,
If ner will be asked to explain his actor
:. If he ran not do this to the satisfactio
of ar Blaine he will then be recalle.
1t is understood that during the entil
trouble in Guatemala Mr.. Miner ignore
,e the United States naval officers entirely
in and they knew nothing of the Barrul
'. dia affair until some time after it was q
over.