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Campbell. and his private SECRETARY; Murat
dalstead. Wood, the forgor; the two young
LEVERS who made the famous tracings OF
Jordan tho leading lawyer Of cineinn all Camp:
Ssco assistant unlteG RS fTss States ATTORNEY sy who who
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pleaded for more time. and they viii not 6S in
ssa%nsd al I tRst @S SSa'A Ar RG Mason nS
friend Of orstsfs and ReRpeS him a. sumSp the
state OF Ohio In the last campaign. The inyes.
70 interested parties. but viii probably not re-
suit In the conviction OF anybody
a great rivalry exists among naval officers
Tor the assignment as Chief OF Bureau OF Ord
nance to SUCCEED Commodore Sicard, whose
inspector % Of oFdnSnes @ a. the Washnston Navy
tory TEaey., Capt. Iowison, President OF the
they all concedo that Folgor, 70 the mar, most
likely to be appointed He will be sycceeded in
tho Ordnance Bureau by Commander Charles
Dolphin.
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt has
begun to talk again. He said to-day: Il have
finished my investigations with the affairs Of
the New York Custom House. expect TO have
my report ready by the latter part of this weok.
but OF course cannot outline now what my
report will be;" MIR. Roosevelt added that ho
hoped that the House would pass the resolu-
Gommission Com mi In defondinS the acts OF Of the the
Commission. Mr.. Roosevelt 10 always careful to
Say that no knows nothing at all anout what
occurred before he became Commissioner, but
is very emphatic In declaring that any charges
made against the conduct of the Commission
and wildly absurd. 1t is plain, to see that
Roosevelt expects a Congress investigation.
and that he is preparing for it in advance.
A special meeting OF the Senate Committee
on Naval Affairs was held to-day to hear the
views of the Naval Board Of Policy. appointed
last summon by Secretary Tracy to formulate
and report plan for the building OF anavy to
Of the nation; Commodore McCann, President
of the Board, Capt. sampson and Naval Con-
Tf fFSStor SatewoGd dd m0St ,r 9I tIe 5 tbSKihG b n
troducel by MIR. Hale authorizing the Presi.
dent to have constructed eight battle ships Of
coast defence vessels. three gun boats. 800 to
l,2O0 tons each. and five first class torpedo
struction and 81 go. .060 ior armament.
Tho Policy Board. in their report to the Sec,
retary. will recommend the construction OF l02
vessels OF different types and Sizes. These will
be built according to the plan OF the Board In
fourteen years, ard will cost, together with
$3.50. 100000. They i Say that tho cost Of main.
tenRnce OF fleet of vessels such as they pro-
pose would be only one;9nasrter, .s that OF keeping
The House Committee ON Coinage, Weights
and Measures called upon Secretary Window at
the Treasury Department this morning and
discussed informally the question Of silver
coinage, Tho Secretary informed the commit
tee that he was preparing bill on that subject
the features of the plan outlined in
his annual report. which he expected to have
ready for submission to Congress by next Mon
day 1t is understood that Mr.. ConGer Of Iowa
will introduce the bill in the House.
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
nominations OF Postmasters:
John b. Harlow, ST. Louis; Elisha Fleming Belyi. |
dere j.; George H. Tics, Perth Amboy. n. j.; James
A Fielder Bellfone. Pa Chas. H. McNaughon, schuy.
lersvie n. Y; willard A. Crandall CAZenovia n. Y;
Sarah l. Christie, Nyack W H. H. BAILEY, Norwood,
sonia Conn silas X. Montgomery Bristol Conn John
Kinney Hartford, Conn; W. Burr Hall WRilingtord.
Conn.
Among the bills introduced in the Senate to- |
day were the following:
By Senator Doph-ApprupratinR S5on OOO, to be i'm |
available for continuing the improvement at
the mouth Of the Columbia River; appropriating S6OU
Do0 for the purpose of procuring and other
Sound, Washington.
BY Senator oar-fiIInE the pension for anoyosis Of
the hip Joint At S3B month.