The National tribune., 1892-11-10

Hon. Henry w. Cannon, one of the American
Delegates to the international Monetary Con-
ference, had conference last week at the
/ State Department with the Secretary of State
and the Secretary of the Treasury, in regard to
| the duties and the powers of the Delegates.
Mr.. Cannon AMI Senator John 2. Jones. OF
| Nevada, who is also Delegate, and Director OF
the Mint Bureau Leech, sailed from New York
on Thursday, Nov. 8, for Liverpool, on the
way to Brussels where the Conference will be
held, beginning on Nov. %. The other three
Delegates will meet in Washington on Friday.
Nov. 10, to receive their final instructions from
the President through Secretary of State
| Foster, prior to their departure from New
York for Brussels on Nov. IL.
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| Considerable excitement was caused at Police
| Headquarters on Thursday morning last by a
telephone message which was sent in. stating
that two dead bodies were in the alley in the
rear of the Columbian Medical College. A
patrol wagon was at once sent to the locality.
But all the officer in charge could find was an
excited crowd. One of the policemen of the
| city, who was on his way home, seeing crowd
| cadavers of white man and colored woman
that were being taken into the college, made
rush into the crowd, but finding nobody max
ing disturbance he went after the janitor of
the college, but by this time the bodies had
been taken inside, and the officer was refused
admttance. The bodies were evidently in
tended for dissection, but as no person made
complaint the college authorities were not
molested.
A genuine case of hydrophobia has been dis
covered in Washington, and the victim, col
ored man named Charles Hodge, died on
Thursday, Nov. g. after suffering extreme
torture from the dreadful disease. Hodge was
bitten by large Newfoundland dog sometime
during the month of October; was taken to
hospital and the wound was cauterized. He
began to show symptoms of hydrcphobia few
days ago, barking Lib g dog. frothing at the
mouth, etc. The attending physicians are con-
WINGED that Hodge died from rabies, and an
autopsy was held over the body by the Coroner
on Friday, which convinced the experts that
the mans death was caused by hydrophobia.
Portions of the brain and spinal cord of the
dead man were given to DIR. T. Smith, a pathol
ogist of the Agricultural Department, who will
make experiments as to the cause of Hodges
death. He will inoculate animals with the
virus obtained from this source The case has
attracted much attention, and the experiments
of DR.. Smith will be watched with interest
"a.
Perhaps no other city in the United States
takes SO much interest in the election as does
the National Capital, for the simple reason
that over 10000 people here live at the ex-
pense of the Government to whom they rem
der efficient service Consequently the Gov
eminent clerks were out in numbers On cleo
tion night to see if there would be change in
the Administration Mr. Cleveland having said
in one of his numerous letters that he had
arrived at the conclusion that q Democrat
should be selected whenever he was found ca
pable of filling an Office. This expression of
the ex- President has given the weakened
employees considerable uneasiness. They don't
know whether he will stick to his former
policy-which was to continue in the old path,
except the employe was an old soldier or
whether he will bounce the whole outfit who
are not of the Democratic faith, should he be
try. To make a long story short, the lot of
Government clerk at the present juncture ID
not happy one, he does not know whether
he will be bounced by Cleveland's Administra-
ton for being an active partisan, or whether
| the Harrison people will give him his walking
papers because he was too careful about express.
ing his opinions.
Should President Harrison be reelected, he
will have quite number of good-size Diplo-
matte plums to distribute. No appointment is
contemplated at present to gil the place of Gen.
Batcheller. at Lisbon, Portugal; ex-Gov. Por-
ter. at Rome, and Mr. Hirsch. at Constantinople
| Turkey. In case Cleveland should be elected
| it is doubtful if any appointments will be made
| TO fill these vacancies, although many men
could doubtless be found who would be willing
| to go out for few months for the sake of hav-
| ing "ex- Minister" written before their names.
The State Department announces that Patrick
Egan will return shortly to Chile. This evil
| IDENTIFY means that Mr.. Egan desires to retain
bis Ministership, and will be allowed to do 90
by President Harrison, who is well satisfied
with his course and standing at that Govern
mcube Sdpit6is tbo 1ASpucssSdun Oc
defeated at the coming election, however, Mr..
| Egan may change his mind and remain ia this
country. An important position, which is still
vacant is that of Consul at Cairo, Egypt, which
was filled by Representative Anderson, of
Kansas until his death last Summer. There does
not appear to be very strong pressure for the
place at present, but candidates can doubtless
be found after the election, if President Harri.
son is reelected.
The community of Washington il greatly
divided regarding the feasibility of producing
home made rain by means of explosives which
the rainmakers Of the Agricultural Department
have been trying during the past week, but
public opinion is unanimously harmonious a
to the Objectionable character of the process
used by these pioneers in the rain industry.
Nearly every person in the National Capital on
Wednesday night, Nov. q were kept awake by
the commandment Of these rainmakers over at
| Fort Meyer. Not satisfied with using big guns
they sent aloft balloons charged with explo-
sives, which drifted across the city and ex-
ploded over the peaceful inhabitants. causing
general CONSERVATION. Some of the older in.
habitants were forcibly reminded of the First
Bull Run disaster, and thought the enemy was
again upon us. The fact that little rain fol.
lowed these tremendous explosions proved