The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-05
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
New Allegations Against the
Character Of Col. Hoge.
The Authorities Perpiexed at the Meanins
Ola cabieRram Received Fxom Brazil.
senator Ransom Declined the judge
ship OF the Fourth Distriot-Senator
Daniel, Of Virginia, Mentioned for tho
Position-The Baltimore at Port sats

+ WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. = Almost
quorum of both Houses of Congress was
present during the morning hours In
the Treasury to-day. They called 60
wind up department. business and to saw
final word for some constituent before
leaving for home. Outgoing trains car
ried many Senators and members OF the
House Of Representatives.
Senator Ransom, of North Carolina.
to-day confirmed the statement that no
had been rendered by the President the
position OF United States circuit Judge
for the Fourth judicial district, en-
bracing the States of Maryland, Wiz.
ginia, West Virginia and North and
South Carolina, made vacant by the
death OF Judge Bond, and that he had
declined the honor.
Mr.. Ransom is 6s years old and has
been in the Senate for twenty-five
years. He holds that his duty to the
State and to the people who have hon
ored him requires him to remain in the
senate, and he insists that the Judge
ship should go to some younger man.
Mr.. Ransom. in talking about the APP
potntment with some friends to day,
said that it would be manifestlv unfair
to others for him, at his age, to accept
such place, from which he would so
soon have to be retired.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, has been
spoken of in connection with this ap-
pointment.
THE CHARGES AGAINST COLONEL. HoGE.
The charges preferred at the State
department. against j. Ham pton Hoqe,
United States consul to Annoy, China,
are moro serious than intoxication and
failure to pay his bills It has been
represented to the President and Secre-
tary Gresham that Mr.. Hoge failed to
account for money given to him in trust
by clients, and he will be obliged to ex-
plain this grave allegation
1t Is expected that Mr.. Hoge will come
to Washington from San Francisco to
ascertain the nature of the charges
against his character. His recall. it it
can be termed such, was sent by the
President.
THE BRAZILIAN SITUATION
The Navy Department Is very much
at sea concerning the status OF the
brazilian situation. The dispatch re.
ceived to day from Captain Picking is
the basis for the uncertainty, for it
has been interpreted in several ways
and each Interpretation means very
much or very little.
! Whom The dispatch was translated
from the cipher in which it came the
main sentence read: Firing daily be-
tween the opponents. but without re-
suit looking to settlement" Later
period was inserted between "resultn
and looking" leaving the phrase
Looking to settlement" standing alone
and indicating that the end OF the
revolution was near.
Another interpretation makes the
words ''Thus far" end the first sentence,
which would read, Firing daily be.
tween opponents but without result
looking to settlement thus far"
Whatever the news may be contained
In one or the other of the several con-
structions given, Secretary Herbert be-
iieves the telegram means that the ar
ing between the rebels and the govern
ment has been quite without result
looking to settlement thus far, and, as
this Is the official Interpretation it will
stand.
No other information bearing on the
situation at Rio came to the State and
Navy Departments to-day. The re-
ported engagement between the war
vessels of Peixoto and Mello with great
loss OF life received no confirmation
from Minister Thompson or any other
official source.
Acting Superintendent Hugh, of the
Immigration bureau, to-day debarred
James Ingram, an Englishman, from
landing at Boston on account OF his be-
ing contract laborer. He was tele-
graph operator brought over for work in
New York.
The United States cruiser Baltimore
arrived at Port Said, Isthmus of Suez,
to day en-route to the Asiatic station.
BANKS REMARKABLE SHOWING.