The National tribune., 1892-09-15

James J. Corbett, the pugulist who knocked
out the champion, John L. Sullivan. on We'd
nesday, September Z, passed through Washing
ton on his road to the battle-ground. One OF
the daily papers paid their respects to him for
| hippodrome performance he gave while in
| the city, and predicted that Corbett would get
| knocked out, il for no other reason than the
fake show he gave our citizens, who crowded
Albaugh's Opera House to see this brute, who
was to stand up before the supposed best man
in the world to be slugged. Notwithstanding
the prediction of our home papers, Corbett won
because he was the biggest and the best brute
in New Orleans.
| At Marshall Hail. the Summer resort presided
over by Col. David McKibben, on the Potomac
| River opposite Mount Vernon, the knights Of
| the surrounding district attempted to rival the
| feats of King Arthur's Court. Instead of punch
| ing their spears through mortal bodies these
Knights of the Potomac only INDUCED in put
| ting their lances through iron rings suspended
at the proper hight. That the rough riders"
in this vicinity have all the elements in them
of Mosby's guerrillas cannot be doubted by any
one who saw them punch the iron rings while
on the full run. Any old soldier who might
have happened at Marshall Hall would have
been glad to know that these pixies wore not
directed towards his breast, so sure was their
aim.
Col. Entwisle, Inspector of Buildings of
Washington. says that all the stands erected on
the streets for viewing the procession of tho old
veterans will be vigorously inspected, SO that no
accident will happen. Col. Entwisle also says
that all these stands come under the supervision
of his Office and he has never YET, in the Is
years he has been in charge of the inspection
Of buildings had any accidents. Dur
ing the last three inaugurations of Presi-
dent of the United States the stands have
averaged 115 PERSONS For Mr.. Harrison's in
auguration there were 120. ALI of these stands
erected for any occasion are inspected by one
of my Deputies, and afterward l make per-
sonal inspection. We have never had an acci-
dent from falling platforms since I've been in
Office, and will that these platforms for the
Encampment are properly constructed. These
stands have never paid the investors. They've
lost money on every one of them, but still they
con tinue to go up whenever there is to be
weather during the Presidential inaugural 10
bad. remember the night before Mr. Garfield
was inaugurated it showed, and the ground was
white inaugural morning, and of course the
| stands, though swept off, were wet and didn't
catch many people. You may state that the
platforms for the parade will be safe."
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For month past one of the Lieutenants Of
the Police force has been detailed to look after
the garbage; the complaints coming SO thick
to the Health Office, stating the fact that
garbage had not been collected by the con-
tractors for days aud weeks at time. render
ing such step necessary. AS soon as this officer
got to work the complaints fell of, aud now
the officer has asked to be relieved from the
disagreeabIe duty, which, he claims, is not in
his line. He says he has cleaned up every
portion of the city, and the necessity for his
detail has ceased to exist. Somebody should
be kept upon this duty at all times during hot
weather, and, if the police officer is relieved,
another person, with full power to compel
cleanliness, should at once DO set to work to
prevent the accumulation of vegetable matter
in the alleys and side streets. Perhaps this is
but it ia clearly necessity that some person,
clothed with proper power. should have charge
Of the garbage at this critical period.
sSs
At the State Department 1t was learned last
week that the time for holding the Interna-
tional Money Conference has not yet been
fixed. The statement that was recently cabled
from London that nothing had been heard by
the new British Government from Secretary Of
State Foster On the subject of the conference
is denied at the State Department, where it is
said that Minister Lincoln had been instructed
to put himself in communication with the new
Gladstone Government Oh the subject at the
earliest possible moment after its organization,
and that ar. Lincoln had had various inter-
views of the most friendly character with the
Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Chancellor
Of the Exchequor. e..satt
Although Col. David B. Henderson, the Iowa
Congressman, was INJURED by the fall of the
speakers platform at an Iowa Soldiers Reunion
short time ago. the Colonel has written let
ter to District Commissioner Douglass, in which
be says he is rapidly recovering from his fall,
and that he will be in Washington during the
National Encampment where he hopes to meet
all the old boys of his regiment.
.'s
James c. Kellogg, of Louisiana, United States
Consul at Stettin, Germany, was suspended last
week by Secretary of State John w. Foster for
negligence in performing his duties during the
cholera inspection. The action of Secretary
Foster grew out of a complaint by the Health
Officer at New York on Aug. that Consul
Kellogg was absent from his post, and that the
inspection of vessels from Stettin was very lax
On receipt of this complaint Secretary Foster
sent Geographic orders to Consul General Ed
wards at Berlin to proceed to Stet.n and make
personal investigation. and report was also
called for from Consul Edwards These reports
were received on Thursday, Sept. 8, and Secre-
tary Foster ordered Mr. KelIoggs suspension.
The Vice Consul at Stettin was assigned to the
duties of Consul.
Assistant Secretary Of tho Treasury SpaIdinR
last week notified the War Department that
the action of Col. o. NJ. Poe, Engineer Officer ut
Detroit, Mich, in requiring certificates from
the Customs Officers showing compliance with
the regulations relating to tolls on vessels pass