Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-07-25
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Chairman Cooley Of the interstate com.
| merce commission has returned 20 Washing.
ton,appArenuy completely restored to health,
aud has resumed bis official duties.
sergeaut-at-Arms Valentine has appointed
| new page In the senate. The lucky, OF
unlucky, young,ter is Warren W. Nye, 8
son of the wel-knOwn Charlie Nye, grand.
'on OF ex-senator Nye Of Nevada, and no
relation whatever 10 Bill Nye.
| President Harrison is planning TO 20 to
/ Boston during the G.. 4. X. encampment
there next month TO attend the dinner Of he
Mayors Club on Aug. II. His plan is now
TO go with Secretary Tracy, Postmasier-Cieu-
! eral Wanamaker aud such other members
OF the cabinet as can get away, In thu Dis.
| patch, attended by the vessels of the North
| Atlantic squadron.
Lieut.. Col Michael r. Horgan, asslstau |
| commlssary general OF subsistence; Maj
Thomas {. Sullivan, commisslry Of subsist-
ence, TO be lteutenant-colonel and commits
sary general OF subsistence, are promotions
recently made.
c, \ message from the census supervisor at
| Chicago TO Supt. Porter states that his count
makes that city's population / ,lOl ,2G3.
lhis puts Chicago ahead OF Philadelphia
| This IS not the official count, but il is be-
lieyod that il differs very little from the Off
cial count.
The Senate, in executive session. has con.
hrmed the following nominations: Charles
II. Ham Of Illinois, James A. Jewel OF New
York, George II. Sharpe of New York,
| heorge c. TichenOr of the District of Co
lum6ia, and Joseph Is. Wilkinson, Jr., OF
Louisiana, members of the general board OF
appraisers.
4e President has appointed Prof. j. II.
sony assistant secretary of the navy.
(,pr ('amnhall nf q.
having said, when here, that if the
force bill should pass he would Unnecessary.
call out the $1,000 militia OF Ohio TO protect
the ballot box from the force bill frauds.
The treasury department is informed that
LIST Lieut.. John n. Rhodes Of the revenue
marine service il dead at Algiers,
La. Mr.. Rhodes had been In the
sevice Il years and received the
thanks Of Congress and the secretary OF
the treasury, and was advanced by tho
President u numbers for particularly gal
liant conduct at the wreck of the steamer
City Of Columbus of Gay Head, Mass, In
January, 1884.
One hundred years ago, Gen. Washington
then President of the United States, APP
proved the act establishing the seal OF gov.
eminent on the banks Of the Potomac. The
proclamation OF Gen. Washington in the
spring of 1871 announcing the bounds OF the
tne ulstr1ct Is, however, considered TO he the
real beginning oftbc city, and the board OF
trade has instructed one of It's committee to
report plan for the proper celebration of
that centennial.
A strong effort is making TO defeat the
confirmation Of Prof Solely to be assistant
secretary Of the navy. This is in part re-
HiYal OF the old strife between the line and
staff Of the navy. The nomination will be
opposed on the ground that the law provided
that the appointment should be made from
civil life, and that the sp rit of the law was
violated when Mr.. Solely resigned his COM
mission In the navy for the purpose of az
cepting this appointment.
The House elections committee has agreed
to recommend to the appropriations com.
mittee the appropriation of 5000 for the ex.
penses OF each contestant and contestce In
each OF the contests which were presented,
except that Cate OF Arkansas Is only TO re.
ceive SlOS9, which is all he asked. The
others were all smart enough to ask more
than 5000, which is the legal limit.
The President and Private Secretary Hal.
ford have left the city for Cape May. They
will remain there for few days
A. d. Virgins of New Hampshire, con-
ductor Of one OF the Senate elevators. was
overcome by the ln,ensc heat, recently,
while running the elevator 1t is thought
he will recover.