The National tribune., 1892-06-30

| they decided That III mlgnt prove VA sonio '"ioS
to them, and accordingly they placed it in
frame building in which their tools and ma
terials were kept On the following morning
some one entered the building and removed
the stone. Thus for second time the Pope's
stone is lost. There is clew to the thief.
Militia circles of Washington are in fever
ofexcitement over the news which comes from
Omaha. which is to the effect that the National
Fenciblcs, the crack militia company OF the
National Capital. have captured everything in
sight at the competitive drill at the National
Encampment of Militia at Omaha. The boys
of the Fenciblcs have been working for some
time 70 perfect themselves in the school OF the
soldier, and that their work was thorough Is
evidenced by the fact that they returned with
the first prize S., 600; besides which they won
the Galveston cup" Not being satisfied with
these winnings. their Captain, Charley Domer,
got the $500 sword for being the most popular
eff GER at the Encamrmcnt The Fencibles won
all these prizes from the crack organizations OF
the whole country, and the people of Washing
ton are justly proud of the city company.
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Quite large gathering of Grand Army Veter-
aus, Old Guard, and Sons of Veterans OF the
District of Columbia met at Grand Army Hall
las; week and presented Mr.. S. B. Hege, Agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company,
with a handsome onyx clock in recognition OF
his labors aud the interest he has taken IN
Grand Army matters. Comrade hendricks
presided at the meeting, aud presentation
speeches were made by Comrades Hayes and
Hyde Mr. Hege acknowledged the gift in
neat speech. After the presentation remarks
were made by Comrades Kuhn, odell, Burger,
Emery, Grosvenor, Lincoln, Burke, and Pipes.
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| It is said that Don Manuel Antonio Malta.
who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile
! during the Baltimore outrage affair, and who
wrote the insulting dispatch about President
| Harrison and Secretary Blaine which was sent
! out surreptitioGsly from Santiago, has written
! book of 800 pages reviewing the controversy
! between the United States and Chile, and that
| 1t is now in press If it contains any Of the
slauderous material which the dispatch alluded
to did it viii be in order for the Chilean Gov
| crnment 10 disavow any completely with the
work, as they did regarding the dispatch.
Gen. Horace Porter, of New York, was in
! Washington last week, and called upon Presi-
dent Harrison at the White House, the inter-
view lasting for considerable length of time.
II is said that the subject of tho conference be-
| tween the General and the President was the
! Craftsmanship OF the National Republican Com
mittee Before sailing for England John c.
Al r., 10 10 taH hofY
man of the Republican Committee, and it was
supposed that the Generals visit to Washing
ton at this time was to make arrangements
with President Harrison for taking up that
work. But it is now authoritatiyely announced
tlsat Gen. Porter will not be the Chairman OF
! the committee, as in the interview he notified
! Gen. Harrison that his private business was
such that he could lily afford to give all his
/ time to the work, and believing that the man
who accepted the Craftsmanship should devote
his entire time to the duties of the position, he
| therefore had decided that he could not accept
| the place. 1t is said, however, that he urged
| the appointment Of Chauncey M. Depew for the
position 1t is known that Mr.. Depew refused
to accept the appointment Of Secretary of State,
but in view Of the confidential relations which
!
Chairman of the National Committee, it is
thought that Mr. Depew might be induced to
accept the Craftsmanship. With Chairman
! like Chauncey Depew, the conduct of the cam.
paign on high plane would be guaranteed,
and the confidence OF the people who supply
I the wherewithal to conduct the canvass would
not be misplaced.
Last week the Court Of Claims rejected the
| French spoliation cases of the ships Monad and
! Una, which involved the sum of $500, 900. The
contention of the Attorney for the United
States was that the testimony introduced in
support of the claims twas forged and periured
! from beginning TO end" The claim was based
on the fight of Feb. 2, 1900, between the United
States ship Constellation, Capt. Truxtun COM
handing and the French frigate Vengeance, in
! which the latter lost more than 60 men, killed
| or wounded. The Monad and Una, it was con-
tended, were imaginary Ships the crews OF
| which were alleged to have been on the Ven
geance as captiyes during the aforementioned
engagement, which lasted more than five
hours. The ships were said to have been
| burned in the presence Of Capt. Truxtnn. In
cluded in the evidence was a letter purporting
to have been written by him giving an account
of their destruction. The Government coun-
sci contende6 that this document was a com.
plete forgery. The claimant in these cases was
George l. Moody, Of Philadelphia.
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Cornelius Knapp an old soldier who lives
near Jackson, Mich, was in Washington last
week, accompanied by his wife, sightseeing.
Knapp and his wife were looking through the
Government Departments, and while in the
| Treasury two men got into conversation with
them. and one introduced the other, and ulti.
mateIy himself, as officers of the Channel Sur.
vey." These gallant officers took Comrade
Knapp and his wife around. and explained
various sights Of interest TO them, and finally
told them that they would have TO excuse
themselves for the balance of the afternoon, q.
they had to attend. in an official capacity, the
unvailing Of monument to Gen. Custer a.
Arlington. Comrade Knapp said that he and
his spouse would like to witness the ceremony
they being from Michigan, which was also
Clusters State: but he was told that the cere.
monies were private, but as Knapp was an old
soldier they could probably get permission fol
him 10 enter Arlington. but the wife must re.
main in the city. The, trio left ostensibly fol
Arlington in carriage. but got no further than
Jackson City, ct the end of the Long Bridge
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