The National tribune., 1892-06-30
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

EuYpAy. JUNE l9.-Hon. Chauncey nj. Depew,
of New York, who was in washington iasI
week. len on the afternoon train to-day ior
his home Mr. Depew's presence at the zap
ftal at this time gave rise to the report 1'iaV
he had hrcn summoned by PRESIDENT mar
rison 70 lake the vacant SecretaFysnlp o. 'he
State Department.; but Senator tsiscoch' VI
New Yoilz emphaticaly denied TINS runiOi,
saving that Mr. Depew came to washington
si,,rIT IN conrratulate the President upon
his nomination. as he (Depewl had done as
nnch TO SECURE that end as any other man III
sbn ranxr,tiou Senator 1liscock also salo
sba+ Mr. ID new could not afford TO give up
his Iarre private interests 10 accept the Sec
retarvship of State, and that he old not
desire the ,,osition, and would not accept the
place IL teufeyed him.
MONDAY. JUNE 2o.-The Junior Order onitea
American Mechanics formed IA processioh
TODAY. passcd in review before the President
wbo stood on the north portico OF the "hl'e
House, after which the procession proceeoea
70 the Webster School building. The chii-
5ren were arranged in line and greeted me
mechanics with America" which was lol-
lowed by prayer. The presentation oil nag
for the school building followed. and the nag
was hoi .iyG N .be mast on top oil INC puiiu,
Eng, the hand playing the Star Sfansieo
Kramer. and the children accompanying Inc
perfornlc,l lit the Corcsran School building.
TTEspAy. June 2l.-Frederick Barber was
nlacct GA trial in the Criminal Court OF the
District of Columbia to-day charged with
drowning Agnes Watson in the Chesapeake q
Ohio Cs..i::l near Georgetown in 1855 ne
PENNSYLVANIA Republican Club held an en-
thusiasti: meeting at the rooms 0! Inc clup
in the evcnins, at which resolutions were
ndopted .#iifying the Minneapolis nominal
al lao Administration OF
President Harrison wise, patriotic ana
frulv american Resolutions were also
passcd by tie club sympathizing with Mr'
Blaine and his family on the death OF MS
son. Emmons Blaine. Several speakers
eulogizeL The Republican Presidential ticket,
and predicted success in the Fall election.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22.-The Grand jury 10,
day returned an Indictment IN the Ctimihai
Court against Theodore Arnold for the muir,
der of John Krammer. just week passed
between lie shooting and the presentation OF
The indictment by the Grand Jurors. Three
witnesses appeared before the Grand jury
who saw the murder 1t is expected that
Arnold's counsel will make an effort TO Sc
cure his clients release on bail, but tie Dis
trict Attorney viii make serious opposition
10 this rnoti0n.-Seversl more suits were
fled against the District of Columbia Tor
damages by flooding owing to defective
THURSDAY. JUNE 23-Tod day President Har-
rison approved the act authorizing the wash
5urton Scheutzen Verein to erect bus. OF
Baron Won Steuben one Of the Revolutionary
heroes in one of the public reservations IN
Washington--St. Johns College held an
opcn-air commencement in the evening on
the lawn Of the college. After the com
rOencement exercises there WAS reunion
and meet Il. of the Alumni Society, TO which
the new graduates of the college were intro
duced.-A challenge debate was held be-
tween the Epworth Leagues Of the Hamilne
and Metropolitan Methodist Churches In the
evening, which was largely attended.
FRIDAY. JUNE 24.-Frederick Barber, the col
ored man who has been on trial for drowning
Agnes Watson In the canal near Georgetown,
m for the past week. was
to-day convicted Of murder IN the first de-
gree. Barber was convicted OF the same
crime In 1898, and sentenced TO be hanged.
but was granted q new trial on account of q
defect In the indictment. which failed TO
show that the woman died as the result Of
his violence. Two subsequent indictments
were also found TO be defective, and the muir
dcrer was at last convicted Of his crime just
four years TO day after il was committed.
SATURDAY. JUNE ga fire was discovered in
the laundry Of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, where all the greenbaeks and other
paper money and revenue stamps Of the
United States are printed. The flames were
extiDgcishud with considerable difficulty,
be. not EMIL datnage to the extent Of 81, 500
had been DONE The fire is said TO have
originated in the oil room, which adjoins the
laundry. and spontaneous combustion is sup
posei TO have been the cause. An employe
or the Bureau discovered the flames at the
right time or the entire building would have
been destroyed.