The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-25

Secretary Rusk, of the Department of Agri
culture. who is absent from Washington spend
ing his vacation, was much incensed at the re
port cabled from Berlin, Germany, to the effec
that trichine had been found in American
hams and bacon. Uncle Jerry said that w
have not been officially notified by the German
Government that any hams or bacon bearing
our Government certificate of inspection con
tanned any trichina. There have been meat
which did not bear the Government stamp
but were certified to by some OF the German
Consuls in the United States, which hay'
passed into Germany. They are doubtless thos
alluded to in the dispatch. We have beer
unable to meet the demand in Germany To-
our inspected meats. They sell for 80 cents
hundred pounds higher than the uninspectet
article. Germany has never refused our in
spection. We have no objection to their in
spection."
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In response to a request from Acting Score
tary of the Treasury Spalding to Acting Attor
ney- General Aldrch for construction of the
eight hour labor law, the latter declines, fol
| technical reasons, to render opinion. lie
says that numerous and unequivocal prece-
dents preclude him from rendering an opinion
in such case. The law governing such matters
requires in case of official opinions that the
| question presented must not only DO one arts
ing in the administration of Department, but
| that it must be one which is still pending" He
also says that "a matter which has been con-
sidered and decided is not now a question
upon which the head of Department may re-
quire an opinion from the head of the Depart
ment of Justice" Therefore, the vexed ques-
tion remains unsettled.
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Rev. r. w. Lathburg, of Cramhurst. Eng
land, who was in Washington last week, said
he found much to interest him in this his first
visit to America. Mr.. Lathburg is a close OBJ
server, and he told newspaper reporter that
he had noticed a remarkable coincidence in
our present convict riots in Tennessee and the
troubles at the beginning of the great rebellion.
"At that timo." said Mr.. Lathburg, "a Mr..
Buchanan was your President, and the first
| fort fired upon was commanded by Maj.
! Anderson. Now Mr.. Buchanan is Governor
| of the State of Tennessee in which an insur-
rection is going on, and the commander Of the
| besieged troops Is an Anderson, who was capt
ured, as was the one at the beginning Of the
| rebellion"
dangerous counterfeit silver quarter of tho
vintage" of 1892 has been discovered. The
coin is in imitation of the ones made at the
New Orleans Mint this year, and the only diff
ference that can be detected by the casual
| observer is that the eagle, etc, on the reverse
is little too clearly outlined. The weights of
the two coins, the genuine and the spurious
are the same. The only flaw is in the ring of
the coin when dropped. Business men say that
it is the most dangerous counterfeit they have
! ever come across. The face of the coin is abso-
lutely perfect, the reverse nearly So and tho
weight and size just right; the only flaw being
in the ring of the coin and slightly-defectiye
milling. Look out for it.
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young man named William Rennison gave
himself up to the police of Washington on
Thursday, Aug 18, claiming to be guilty of
the crime Of embezzlement committed in Lon
don, Eng, last February. Rennison is about
% years of age, and is of decidedly genteel
appearance, and he wanted to be sent back to
England to answer for his crime. He was
locked up in cell at the First Precinct station,
and an investigation was made of his case.
A call was made on the British Legation, but it
was found that all the mem bers were absent at
Newport, r. L. and they are conducting bust
moss from that point. Rennison says he was
cashier of firm in London and that he took
about 81 900 of the firms money and came to
America where he has lived since by working
on farms in Virginia and Maryland. He says
that he gave himself up because Of letter
recently received from a sister in England
which notified him of the death of his mother
and advising him to come back to England
and stand trial for his offense. The British
Legation were notified by telegraph of the
case and Rennison will be turned over to them
if they SO desire.
The National Fencbles Of Washington. the
company which won the first prize of 5000
at the National drill contest at Omaha about
two months ago, are beginning to feel indig
nant at the action of the Omaha Citizens Com
mittee in Withholding half of their prize
money from them, and tho trouble is very
likely to eliminate in a law suit. When the
Fencibles left Omaha they were given So, 500
half the money offered by the committee as
the first prize, and promised that the balance
would be sent to the company soon, the mem
beers of the Citizens Committee Hedging them
selves individually to make good the deficit
caused by the slim attendance ut the drill. 1t
seems that good many Of Omaha citizens who
had subscribed to the fund for the drill had failed
to pay their subscriptions, and the committee
from these causes was short of money. Bat
they promised the Fencibles that they would
make these delinquent subscribers come to
time, and they would then pay the other So, 500
the balance due the winners of the first prize
There is strong feeling among the members
OF the Fencibles that the Omaha Committee
should be compelled to pay them their hard.
earned prize money, even if the strong arm of
tho law has to be resorted to. The matter will
be taken into court only as last resort, how
ever, and the Fencbles hope that such step
will not be necessary.
According to the veracious Philadelphia
Chronicle, when President Harrison PASSED
through that city some time ago. the carriage
conveying him to the ferry was temporarily
delayed at Ninth street. A small newsboy
standing on the curbstone called out to Gen.
Harrison: Mister, give rs ride? "Where
are yt,,l poinp?" asked the Chief Mag;strate of