The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-04
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE PRESIDENT SOON TO APPOINT
TUO gRf9xDIER- q KNERhLS


| Dsiernte Smiths Strong Pirn Tor sfntehoon
for Artzonn-A Queer hniircna ish So
| troducrd Request for some fension
| Inflammation from, Secretary Hohe smith.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.--The President will have
two Brigadier-Generals to appoint soon. On
| Nov. q Adjt. Gen. Robert Williams retires ON
| account Of age and In the latter part OF the
month Brig. Gen. Carln will also be retired.
| Gan. Carlin was made Brigadier last spring
| unon the failure OF tho Senate to confirm the
| nomination of Col. Otis. whom President liar-
rison appointed few days before his Admins
| tration closed. Gen. Williams was promoted
| TO his present rank upon the retirement OF
| Gen. Kelton. two years ago last June. zen.
| Rueeles. who stands next on the list In the
| Adjutant. Generals department, will most
probably succeed Gen. Williams. though Col.
| Vincent, who is just below him. 10 also can
didate. Gen. Ruggles and Col Vincent will re-
tire in about three years and within lew
| weeks OF each other. The appointment 81
Gen. Ruggles. however. would. prevent 20.
srni ar the latter retires before Gen Ruggles
| Marcus A. Smith, the delegate from Arizona.
! has prepared strong report to lay before inc
Committee on Territories In favor OF the I'D
| mission OF Arizona into the Union. lie says.
among other things: Arizona is tho extreme
| southwestern political division OF the United
States 1t is 37S miles in length by $50 In
width, and contains 113,928 square miles. or
$4,000. 900 acres. q large part OF which 10 capa-
BILE OF producing every variety OF fruit' vece-
| table. and cereal known to tho temperate
| zones; mines OF gold, silver copper. iron. ana
coal inexhaustible in extent; lakes OF sat-
| springs Of petroleum. and forests Of pine. CO.
extent as any State or Territory OF the Union;
THAT part OF Arizona lying north OF I'm, inc
counties is greater in area. aud In eSerytLh nn
else except population. than the SIX New Ing
IA and abS, At esfsef rs
most famously productive portion OF the Rlooe'
Within that area the date. olive; E grape Krape.
husbandry. in prodigal protusion. Ascehuins
from the lover valleys every fruit OIL the tenn
carries within Itself more, OF all the resources
OF. a great commonwealth than any State or
MIR. Smith says there is a population OF more
than 700 in the Territory; aside irGm IN n,
taxable property. The daht OF the TERRITORY e
s3OoO.9Oo 1t has considerably s over l'4 fho
10 Am erica, There is no limit t9 the yield Of
copper while of gold and silver there Is
The school system is described as the most
liberal In the. United States. and the school
pie bear Arizonas total products last year
amounted to over S23, 100000. of which $la.-
OOO.OOO were exported.
The question OF protecting railroad en-
ployees 10 brought before Congress In new
shape by the bill introduced by Representative
John Davis Of Kansas ito establish @ Com
on ali RAILROADS engaged In inter; State com
MERGE and protect railroad employees from
ss t end bin is as 81 ow
into the employ and .reatmsns Of al! emp"ysss
al In Wn
OF railroad trains, to the end that incompe.ent men
s ssas nS. shan
Of s.ns S St sss to
Of men being required permitted TO do oyer,
w wH51 G n.de sTnss % me for and
The ~ s as 1 ra1s the s me. Si sn
Psa be distressed driven through
s sorE ana Where the continue niT h and
nay OF Two m the
In me sIrausement Of labor nnd the psymen,,
shall DO n anS the s
IS .np.es TO anS
on n an nnt
FOR purposes Of extortion and oppression.
The first m getting OF tho House Committee
on Invalid Pensions was held o-day and was
devoted to the discussion OF the suspa nsion OF
certain pensions BY the present Commissioners
Of Pensions A resolution was adopted re-
auesting tho Secretary Of the Interior to An
form the House Of the number OF invalid pen
sions granted during the year. ending Sept. !.
1898, giving the number under the old law
OF Invalid claims rejected during the same
period. giving the law under which they were
| rejected: also tho average monthly ratio OF
each class OF claims disposed Of and the num-
her of pc nsions suspended during this period.
and the act under, which the claim came. The
Information asked for refers to soldiers claims
only. and does not touch the claims OF widows
or minors.
Cant Sicard. commanding the monitor MI
antUnomoh at New York. is to be relieved from
command and made commandant at the Ports
mouth, n. H.. Navy Yard to succeed Commo-
dore Carpenter. Tho latter will he placed on
waiting orders until some place Is made for
him.
1t is said that Martin Force Of Kentucky will
be appointed Deputy First Comptroller OF the
Treasury on Nov. l.
The timetable Convention.
ST. LOUIS Oct. 3..-The Bimetnlic Conven-
ton was slow in assembling to-day At IL
o'clock President A. c. Fisk OF Denver raped
for order. and n careful count showed there
were but 172 delegates in the hall or these
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