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NEW APPOINTMENTS.
The Indications Are That the Ak VIII
Soon Fall.

The Indications Are That the AK Will
Soon Fall.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-There are
growing indications that the extreme
civil service reformers, who are now be-
ginning to be disturbed by some of the
dismissals and appointments that are
being made, will have great deal more
to think about in the course of time.
While many Democratic statesmen, who
are at this time devoting attention to the
question of appointments, are worried
because the AK does not fall a few more
times to the hour, there is an impression,
general enough to indicate that there are
some grounds for it, that in the fullness
of time there will be a very complete
change in all the offices not protected by
the civil service law, and that appoint
ments to places will be fairly apportioned
among the Democratic workers.
The President to-day appointed An
drew Borders Postmaster at Tulare. Cal.
vice J. G. Eckels, commission expired.
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Special to the REcoRD-Ux1oN.


CHICAGO, May 12.-The Worlds Fair
gates will be opened to the public on Sum
days, and the veXed question is now set
tied. To-day at a regular monthly meet
ing OF the local directors OF the Worlds
Fair 1t was decided to open the gates of
Jackson Park to the public for half the
sum of admittance to the fair during the
week, viz: 25 cents. This action has
nothing to do with opening the buildings.
The latter will remain closed. as required
under the laws passed by Congress, and
as agreed to when the sum of 81, SOC, 900
was accepted from the Fifty-second Con-
gress. The action of the board will go
into effect on the 2lst of this month. The
vote by which the resolution passed was
p to Z. Under the resolution Midway
Plaisance is also thrown open.
Edwin Walker, attorney for the board,
submitted an opinion on the question.
and on the strength of this opinion the
board acted. Briefly, Walker decided
the exposition to be one thing, and the
exposition grounds to be altogether dis
tinct and separate thing, and unless the
National Commission acts vigorously to
prevent it Jackson Park will be open on
Sundays, the exposition buildings re-
naming closed.
The entire session of the National Com
mission to-day was spent in wrangling
over the report of the Theodore Thomas
Investigating Committee. Friends of the
musician have been maneuvering to de-
feat the object of the committee, which
was the adoption of a report practically Y
ordering the Director General to dis
charge Thomas. When the commission
met Chairman Lannen moved the adop-
ton of his report.
President Palmer called for the yeas
and nays, but st. Clair objected to the
vote proceeding, stating that it was
wrong morally and legally for the COM
mission to take such action. By the time
he had finished speaking the quorum had
disappeared and Chairman Lannen, see
ing it would be useless to attempt to
have the report adopted, moved that
the report be laid on the table until a
quorum was secured, which was carried
without dissenting vote.
A resolution was adopted, which. un-
ACoo ICCOISIuOlCu Will
the commission take a recess until May
31st.
J. Sterling Norton, Secretary of Agri-
culture, has been invited to deliver a
lecture under the auspices of the Depart
ment of Agriculture some time during
the summer on the subject of Forestry"
The propriety of having "wheelmen's
day" at the Worlds Fair, during which
mounted cyclists will be admitted to the
grounds, and allowed to parade during
the morning and have torchlight pro-
cesson in the evening, was brought to
the attention of the Committee on Cere-
monies by Addison G. Thomas. The
committee recognized the merit of the
suggestion, and assigned May 31st for the
day.
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UNEAsINEss IN SPAIN.
The Cortes Sits Fifty-Four Hours Co

The Cortes Sits Fifuy-Four Hours Con-
tinuously-Crisis Imminent.
MADRID, May l2.-The Cortes has fin
ished the fifty-fourth hour of continuous
sitting. The members and Ministers are
exhausted. Many were sleep half the
time, and aroused by colleagues only
when a vote was taken. This evening
the discussions were concerning a motion
to give the Government free hand to
settle the question of municipal elections.
The Republicans and Carlists displayed
an apparently unbroken stubborness.
Nevertheless, it is believed the motion
will be passed.
A ministerial crisis is imminent. Pop
ular excitement does not abate. Crowds
still fill the streets and open spaces near
the Parliamentary building. Scores of
policemen are constantly on duty in the
immediate neighborhood to prevent riot
Gus demonstrations by keeping the peo-
pie moving. The guards in the building
were strengthened to-day, and are in
charge of the corridors and lobby up to
the doors of the chamber.
A counter motion of the Republicans
against leaving the Government free
hand in the matter of municipal elections
was rejected by vote of l26 to 81. The
Republican Deputies retired to confer,
leaving but two mon to watch the Gov
ernment. Almost Immediately the men
on watch summoned them back in all
haste. 1t was too late, however, as the
original bill postponing the election had
already been rushed through the House
by the Ministers.
The Republican members at once with
drew from the building. AS they came
in body in the street they were cheered
repeatedly by the thickening crowd.
The news spread like magic, and before
the Deputies reached the Republican
Club thousands were marching behind
them shouting Long live the RepublicW
Meantime some 10000 men and women
assembled near the Parliamentary build
ing and were cheering for a republic.
The police ordered them to dIsperse.
They refused to do so. The police
charged and were repulsed. Three COM
panies of reinforcements were sum-
moned. All charged with drawn sabers,
divided the mob and scattered the groups
through the side streets.
At 9:T5, when the Cortes adjourned,
most of the people had been driven off,
and the Ministerialists were in no
danger of being molested At 11:30
o'clock the streets near the middle of the
city were still crowded. The Republican
Deputies are said to contemplate resign
ing in a body from the Cortes. The Gov
ernment is taking all precautions TO pro-
tect public buildings and prevent pub
lication of Republican manifestoes in this
city or in the provinces.
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BROKE THE RECORD.
THE HECANIPANIA's FAST TRIP ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC.
Steams From New York to Queenstown
in Five Days, Seventeen Hours
and Forty-two Minutes.
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Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
QUEENSTOWN, May 12.-The new Gun
ard steamer Campania arrived this morn
ing from New York, beating the record
for the eastward passage, doing 1t in five
days, seventeen hours and forty-two min
utes. There was great jubilation over the
victory.
1t was a race between the Campania and
the Paris of the American line The Paris
passed Sandy Hook Iightship at IO5S
a. NJ. Saturday, May 9Th; the Campania
at l1:13. The latter gained steadily on her
rival, and passed her 100 miles east of
Sandy Hook. From that time on the
Campania did not sight the Paris. The
best previous eastward time was that of
the American liner New York, last Au-
gust, five days, nineteen hours and fifty
seven minutes.
The Campania landed her passengers
here at 10 o'clock and thus beat all preyi-
Gus records. She steamed from Queens
town to Liverpool in ten hours and three
minutes, or at the rate of 24.4S knots an
hour. The officers of the Campania can
not say enough in praise of her engines
and sea-going qualities. The Cunard
Company is receiving numerous tele-
grams of fcongratulation.
The first trip of the Cunard Companv's
first boat the Britannia, was made in
1910 and occupied fourteen days and eight
hours in its run to Boston. This boat
had capacity for only l15 cabin passen-
gers, while the Campania, its latest sue
cessor, can carry 600 first-class, 400 Sec
nnA.nlaSS ond
class. On her trial trip on the Clyde she
| attained speed of 23.5 knots, equal to
twenty-seven miles per hour, a record
unsurpassed by any steamship, and on
her maiden trip she made the distance
from Queenstown to New York in six
days and four and one-half hours. This.
for a maiden trip, is remarkable record
and fully bore out the expectation of both
her builders and owners.
The Campania has twelve main boilers
and two auxiliary boilers. The twelve
main boilers are double-ended, Is feet in
diameter and II feet long, each having
eight corrugated furnaces, four at each
end, with a combustion chamber in
| common to each pair of furnaces. OF the
auxiliary boilers, one is Is feet in diane
| ter by IL feet long, with four furnaces.
and the other 10 feet in diameter by 10
feet long, with two furnaces. These two
auxiliary boilers are intended primarily
to furnish steam to operate the various
appliances about the ship, but they are so
arranged as to be used in connection with
the regular battery for driving the ship
when required. The main boilers are the
largest yet made for the pressure re-
| quired-l65 pounds. The plates were
supplied by the Steel Company of Scot
land, and are l 17-32 inches in thickness,
some of them being 20 feet long by7 wide.
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INFANTA EULALIA
Disquieting News Concerning II,
Health Received at Madrid.

Dlsquleting News Concerning Her
Health Received at Madrid.
MADRID. May 12.-Disquieting news
concerning the Infanta Eulalia's health
has been received from Havana. The
Queen Regent has commanded Premier
Sagasta to obtain more details as to her
physical condition, and is said to feel that
the proposed journey to Chicago could be
made only at the gravest risk.
The Infanta Eulalia and her husband
visited Casa Benefcencia yesterday. where
they laid the cornerstone of building
to be devoted to the benefit of the work.
ing people. AT later hour they attended
bull fight. The sojourn of the royal
guests was one continuous round of ova-
tionS
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under command of Captain Carpenter,
arrived here this evening under orders
from the War Department to stop Frank
Cross and number of Indians from
building a railroad across the Puyallup
Reservation. The troops went into camp
here, and tomorrow will march to the
scene. 1t is said Cross intends to apply
to the United States courts for a restrain
ing order to prevent the soldiers from in
terfering. No bloodshed is anticipated
in any event. The troops may remain
here several months.
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BAY DISTRICT RACES.
People Getting Tired of the Continuous
Season.

Season.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-The attend
ance at the track this afternoon was
about the lightest of the meeting, and
many persons give as reason that a
continuous season of racing is beginning
to pail on the sporting appetite of the
people of this city. OF course, the men
who only visit the track for the purpose
of betting still attend, but there is a
notable decrease in the number of those
who want to see the sport, and who only
casually bet. Then, again, the class of
horses is growing poorer, and the dis
tance over which they are asked to race
is being gradually reduced.
Two and half furlongs-Volita won,
Angelo second, Connaught third. Time,
I:I0.
Five furlongs - Jennie Dean won,
Firace second, Button third. Time, 1:04.
Six and half furlongs- Tux erman
won, Nero second, Broadchurch third.
Time, 1:22.
One mile-St. Patrick won, Abe sec
ond, Folly third. Time, 1:43.
Five and a half furlongs-Lodi won,
Joe Harding second, Monte Carlos third.
Time, 1:O93.
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THE NATIONAL BANKS.
No Special Examinations of Particular
Banks.

WASHINGTON, May u. - kilograms
have been received at the Treasury De-
partment from New York and other
cities inquiring as to the truth of reports
OF special examinations being ordered of
particular national banks. Rumors to
this effect appear to have been started in
various commercial cities to-day. The
foundation for them seems to be simply
that the Comptroller of the Currency is
sued circular of instruction to bank
directors generally, enjoining special dill
gence upon them at the present time, but
his instructions have no specific reference
to any particular bank or banks in any
one city. They are general in scope and
intended as precautionary measure
only.
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VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
Charles Cole Acquitted of the Charge
of Couuterfeitinp.

Charles Cole Acquitted of the Charge
of Counterfeiting.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.-To-day was
the time set for the calling of the cases of
the counterfeiters, who have been in
dicted, and must appear for trial before
Judge Morrow and jury in the United
States District Court.
The jury in the case of Charles Cole,
charged with having the molds for max
ing counterfeit coin in his possession. re-
turned verdict of not guilty. Latta.
who pleaded guilty, informed the Jury
that he was the owner of the molds, and
that Cole had no interest in them what
ever. Cole was tramping along the road,
and stopped at the fire at which Latta was
warming himself. The testimony of
Latta was sufficient to clear Cole.
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CRISIS IN GREECE.
French and Russian Intrigues Threaten
the stability of the Dynasty.

anu IAIStlan threaten
the stability of the Dynasty.
VIENNA, May 12.-Dispatches from
Athens represent the situation in Greece
as very serious. Inasmueh as the crisis
has an important political bearing, the
resignation of Tricoupis was received
with dismay.
French and Russian intrigues threaten
the stability of the dynasty, and it is be-
lieved revolution is not improbable. The
enemies of, the monarch claim that the
King is Individually responsible for the
financial situation.
Seditio1s placards have been posted on
the walls of Athens, Hatras and other
towns accusing the King of conspiring
with Jewish financiers to prevent the
solution of the crisis, with view of
handing Greece over to foreigners. The
placards make great impression among
the ignorant class.
Shares of the National Bank have fallen
over 400 francs in less than week.
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Special to the REcoRp-UN1ox.

WOODLAND, May 12.-To-day war
rants were issued for the arrest of eight
of the most prominent citizens of Winters,
in this county, on charge of disturbing
the peace. Yesterday a largely attended
at which two saloon-keepers, Bond and
Gossing, were ordered to leave town
within twelve hours. Bond came to
Woodland and swore out warrants. A
Constable has gone to Winters to make
the arrests, and the matter will come up
tomorrow for examination.
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HEIR TO A FORTUNE.
Quarter of n Million Tor a Santa Rosa
Widow.

SANTA Rosa, May 12.-Mrs. George
Bew, an elderly widow of this city, has
recently fallen heir to large fortune in
Canada. Her bachelor brother, Lewis
Coerbe, one of the wealthiest merchants
in Hamilton, Canada, died suddenly a
few days ago, leaving no will, and as she
is the nearest of kin, the property will all
go to her. She does not know the exact
value of it. but it is reported that it is
worth at least quarter of a million dol
lars. Her brother recently lost $50, 900 on
Change in Chicago, but it did not seri-
ously Inconvenience him. Mrs. Bew is
a widow, one of Santa Rosa's pioneers.
and is already in very comfortable cir
cumstances.
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THE NAVAJO TROUBLE.
Black Horse Averts the Danger by
His Action.

His Action.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE threatened
trouble at the Navajo Indian Agency is
averted through the friendly disposition
of Chief Black Horse, who has under
taken to deliver up the Indians who mur-
dered Ranchman Welsh several weeks
ago. To-day Adjutant- General Williams
received dispatch from General Nc
Cook at Los Angeles, transmitting one
from Colonel Hunt, commanding the
United States forces at Fruitland, Ari-
zona, as follows:
"The troops returned from Black
Horses camp to-day. Black Horse
promises to collect and deliver all the
men asked for. Everything is quiet.
Will leave two troops there"
In transmitting the above dispatch
General McCook added positive denial
of the report telegraphed a few days ago
TO the effect that Lieutenant Plummer
has been killed by the Navajoes.
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Fonr Mnrkmen Ininred-

PORTLAND orr, May IA scsfold
on the third floor of the Chamber of
Commerce building fell this afternoon,
carrying four men down a distance of
thirty feet. Lewis Murray, plasterer,
and James Venny. helper, were seri-
ously injured. Oscar Spangler and John
McGrager we're badly bruised. None of
the injured men will die.
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Drought In England.

LONDON, May 12.-The drought for the
past eight weeks caused great loss to
farm and market garden products in the
south of England. Grain, vegetables and
fruits are withered throughout wide strips
of country. The caterpillars are destroy
ing the leaves and blossoms in the orch
ards. In Hampshire, Devonshire and
Cornwall the streams and wells are dry
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Willing to Serve Uncle sam.

WASHINGTON, May, 12.-The applica-
tions of Spruille Braden of Halena,
Mont, for Director of the Mint, in the
Treasury Department, and S. w. Cart
wright of Circleville, O., for Registrar of
the Treasury, have been filed in that de-
partment,
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The Russian Treaty.

WAsHINGToN, May 12.-The Russian
eXtradition treaty is expected at the State
Department on Monday, and will prob
ably be made public through Presiden
tial proclamation next week. No addi-
tlonal tormalities other than the issuance
of the proclamation are necessary.
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THE SOUTHERN CITRUS BELT.
A One-Thousand-Acre Orchard In San
Diego County.

SAN DIEGO, May 12.-George S. Davis,
a capitalist from Detroit, who recently
bought large ranches, each in Cajon VAL
ley and below at Jamacha, left for home
to-day, and on his return will bring some
of his fine horses. He has just had work
begun on his Jamacha ranch for an S50.-
000-gallon reservoir, which will take San
Diego fiume water to irrigate the place.
Stakes are being set for a l ,000-acre citrus
orchard, to be planted on contour lines.
The plans have been prepared also for a
one-mile kite-shaped track on the ranch.
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Danube Libel Shit Dismissed.

PORTLAND (Or.). May 12.-The libel
case against the steamer Danube for S2O,
600, for violating the passenger license in
carrying an excessive number of Chinese
from Vancouver to Portland, came up
before Judge Bellinger on a demurrer
this morning, and was dismissed. Judge
Bellinger held that British Columbia is
contiguous territory, and hence does not
come under the law limiting the passen-
ora-
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Rain fall In tho Sn11tI,

SAN DIEGO, May 12.-The rainfall yes
terday afternoon and night was .15 of an
inch, making 9.26 inches for the season.
The average expected is 10 inches. Be-
low the line there was violent thunder
and lightning as seen from here. En-
senada had severe storm.
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Forest Fires In New Jersev.

Toms RIvER IN. j., May 12.-Forest
fires have covered all of Eastern and
Berkeley townships for the past three
days, burning hundreds OF acres of oak,
cranberry bogs and three houses. Many
persons had narrow escapes for their
lives. The fires are still burning south
OF Toms River tonight and the cram
berry bogs and many homes in small
clearings are threatened.
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Canadian-Cured Bacon to be Used.
OTTAWA (Ont.). May 1.-THE Hudson
Bay Company has secured the contracts
for supplying rations for the Indians in
Manitoba and the Northwest Territories.
Heretofore American bacon principally
has been supplied, but the Government
says as Canadian-cured bacon has been
found equal to the American-cured, both
as regards its keeping properties and
quality, the contract has been let on the
understanding that Canadian-cured only
is to be supplied.
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Sale of Meissonier,s Paintings.

PARIS, May 12.-The sale to-day of
paintings from the studio of the late Jean
Louis Meissonier, the famous painter,
was attended by large number of bid
ders. Meissonier's painting, 1.-THE
Etcher," which Meissonier himself al
ways refused to sell, was purchased by
L. League, the art dealer of Paris, for
322, 900 francs.
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THE MUsCATINE DYNAM1rERs.
A Large Reward Raised for Their
Detection.

MUsCATINE Qa.), May 12.-The excite
ment in the city over the dynamiting of
the homes of three prominent citizens
continues to be intense. At a citizens
mass meeting to-day the opera-house was
crowded. The sentiment prevailed uani-
mously that the criminals must be caught
and given the severest penalty known to
the law. Subscriptions for reward were
taken up and 81 800 raised. Committees
were appointed to solicit further sub
seriptions, and it is thought that the
amount will be raised to $1,000 or S, 600.
In addition, the Board of Supervisors has
offered a reward of $1,000 for the appre-
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California Eruit Salas.

CHICAGO. May 12.-The Earl Fruit
Company realized the following prices
for California fruit sold to-day at auction:
Cherries, - to 81; fancy Navels, 50 % to
S3 70; choice, 81 IS to 81 So; fancy Seed
lings, 81 10 to 81 So; choice, 81 95 to 81 S5.
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HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS.
Proposition to Establish Repub-
lie Not Meeting With Favor
PLANTERS FAVOR THE ANNEXATION
MOVEMENT

Claus Sprecizels Calls Meeting Of
Citizens, at Which He Explains His
Ideas of Republic, and Ofers for
Adoption Communication to PresI-
dent Cleveland, Opposing the An
nexing of the Islands, Which Is
Promptly Shelved.
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His Application Received Too Late.

AS ApPicaIioh hScelVeQ LOO Late.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-At the Treas
ury Department to-day there was filed
the petition of Edward McFadden of San
francisco for appointment as Special
Agent of the Salmon Fisheries of Alaska,
to which office eX-Congressman j. X.
Luttrell has already been appointed.
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New Trial Granted.

Los ANGELES, May 12.-Judge Smith
this morning granted new trial to
Henry Bentley. recently convicted of
numbering his wife by administering
strychnine to her. Judge Smith declares
that there was not sufficient evidence to
convict. The case will be appealed.
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DON'T Like Brittsb Innnenca

TANGIER, May 12.-The Sultan will
send shortly special commissions to sew
eral European courts to induce European
sovereigns to oppose the influence of
their envoys in Morocco to that of Sir
West Ridgeway, the British enyoy.
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vessel ran into the ice on the Columbian
shore off Grindstone in a snowstorm on
Easter Monday and was crushed by ice
and sunk. A schooner was seen in that
dangerous spot before the snow squall set
in, but after it cleared nothing could be
seen of the vessel.
Great anxiety is felt for the safety of
the schooner Mary Ann, which sailed
from Little Bras dor two months ago for
the sealing grounds.
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He VIII Go a Fishing.

WASHINGTON, May l2.-The President
had an unusually light day to-day, four
Representatives forming the sum total OF
callers up to the time for assembling the
Cabinet. There are reports that the
President contemplates taking a fishing
trip in the near future.
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Convicted of Grand LARCENY.

SANTA Rosa, May 12.-Joseph Beher,
young man, who stole five hogs from a
Petaluma stockman two months ago, was
convicted of grand larceny in the Su-
perior Court yesterday. Beher has al
ready served term in the penitentiary.
He will receive his sentence next Mon
6au
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Earthquakes In Sicily.

ROME, May 2.-Earthquakes continue
to occur almost daily in Sicily. To-day
Palermo, Trapani and the Island off U.s.
tica off the Sicilian coast were shaken
violently. Many buildings were injured,
and will likely fall should the shocks be
repeated
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To Make an omc.c, inspection.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-General Wade
Hampton, Commissioner of Railroads of
the Interior Department. will start next
Tuesday on an official tour of the Pacific
railroads. He will go direct to San
Francisco.