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ADJUSTMENTS.

The repertoire o. the Lyceum com.
rany would suffer .ittle u Mr.. Daniel
Frohman should eliminate from Il Dion
B0ucicaulps comedy OF Old Hcgis aud
Young Hearts. White there arc many
beauties IN the old comedy that call
foith The admiration of discriminating
lovers Of the quaint and cGbou7
customs Of atty ycars ago, yet there IL
10 mucu In II that IL 10 unutturly silly
10 the average mind OF this generation
that the piece, viewed AS gu evenings
entertainment, Is iull and diappoint.
Ing. Il has not the age TO give 10 that
delicious flavor derived irsm the classic
come dies uf Goldsmith and sheridan,
neither has II the merit 10 rank with
thum asan enduring literary production.
The most interesting feature OF tue
prcseutatiOn last evening was the COS.
tuning, particularly of the lndics AMI
more particularly Of Georgia Cayyan.
Her three mHke-upH were really AZ
many uUcmL Miss Cayvan's acting,
too, WIS 10 refreshing oasis In the arid
waste of silly dialogue ami UXbggttntei
situations. II was apparent that the
other players, like the audience, did moi
| enter into the spirit Oi the play. They
diu their work peTIunotOrily and with,
uut heart, as n they would he glad
when IL was oil over. But Miss Cayvai
endowed the part Of Lady A lice with VI
much OF her own lovely personality
aud charm 4 manner a. 20 throw her
| companions by comparison into a deep
and restlul shadow. Lo Moyne was
an excellent old iOgy ami succeeded
Ia numerically boring the audience
with the stupidity OF Jesse Rural,
which was doubtless tho authors aim.
Ihe ono bright spot Ia the part and the
gem N the evening from literary aud
poetic hiandpoint was the tag ut the
MOyne invested with feeling
aud pathos that sounded muun
like bcbodiction " thanks
TINT the emf had come. Kelcey b.
not an IDEAL Littlolon Coke. He Il
much too pOndotOus TO run about the
stage In the lhroes Of an impytu0us
ardOr a. the part seems 10 demand,
Ills bearing IL too dlgnifled to bend
itself 10 boyish pfanks. Chas. Woloytt
ns the eccentric old soldier drew "A
| clever and choleTiC old character
picture and Fritz Williams excited an
occasional smile by his droll grimaces,
The audience was 40 small sH 10 be
ridiculous. During Whispered dia.
logue In the playa loud laugh came
from the box Uillce. IL was FrOhman
laughing at the receipts.
Take II on, Mr., FrOhmanl Take II
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Suits on Promissory Notes.

Hannah 5. Reading this afternoon
died suit in the Third district court
against Thomas and Mary Pullan 10
recover sliOJ on promisslry note,
occurred by mortgage, with interest aE
no per cent per aunum, $500 attorneys
go AMI cost,
In the same court today theCommer-
r.Ui National bank Of this city lnsti'
'utel pr ceedings ngginet A. H..
Aayne, Francis Hall, q. h. Want
and, A, NJ. James uud %. ., Carlson,
ugkIug to recover $500 ON prUmit-
.1ry note, with interest az two ger
cent per month from July IN, 1893,
aud cost Of suit.
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HOME FROM THE SOUTH.
Councilman POLAND Talks Of Good
Crops, scarcity Of Money aud
Damaging Floods.

Councilman Folland, who loft for a
trip to Southern Utah a little over a
week ago, returned home last evening
aud was about the streets attending TO
business today. To a NEWS reporter
Mr.. FJllgnd stated that hu spent some
time In ~. George AMI other Wash.
ingtou county towns. He said luf.
Their
"rhe people OF that section have
good crops and are prosperous, nutwllh'
standing the scarcity OF money. Heavy
rains have prevailed throughout the
southern part Of the Territory Of late,
roads have been washed out and con.
siderable damage done"
Mr.. Folland took a trip up the Santa
Clara In the interest OF mining
scheme with which he is connected,
bur the particulars Of which no does
not care " disclose.
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before providing Tor the restoration Of
iis CDinoge. No man can defend that
vote before HIS constituency, who 10
to- favor OF free coinage"
Upon the auction Of ratio, Bland
argued In favor Of 10 20 /. Hn se'd
n tue United States would mnintaiH
the parity OF gold nud silver on that
ratio the world would buy our products
We have property to sell and should
induce purchasers 10 come. Franco
maintained gold ami silver al parity Ht
ratio Of l5l 10 for seventy year,
because she had property TO eel. II
We do this, said Bland, western
Europe must come 10 our standard.
Bland having occupied an hour and
not having ilniahed, unanimous COM
sent was given for him 10 conclude
with tr,sprct 10 tho time Limitation.
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cIcreInnd Mnnl. NJ oomnromI.e..

INV YORS, Aug. ll.-A Washing
ton special; Rayner aud Cochran
drove out TO WOOdley last night anu
had a brief conference with the Prusi.
don't over the results of the caucus
Ut Secretary Carlisle's. Cleveland
approved the program and urged
lhe visitors 10 put Il through
account. He was especially emphatic
Ia eniOiuing the Anti'sllvur men 10 in-
sist upon securing an affirmative In
which, no said, could only weaken the
good cause.
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and intimate frionds Of the deceased
that his days on earth were practically
numbered. The public, however, did
not know that his condition was 90
serious, nor in fact did Mr.. Roberts
himself, and no vainly hoped that his
liio would be- extended.
Early last evening while at the Alta
club rooms MIR. Roberts was taken with
severn pains In the mead aud side. His
suffering subsidized sufficiently for him
10 10 home. Soon after his arrival he
sank into uuC0usciouanCas and r..
NAMED IN n cOmAt0lU condition until
his spirit passed into the unseen world;
death bciug directly duo 10 cerebral
hcmurfhage.
Tho deceased, who was IN his G2nd
year, was man we'll aud widely
Rnown In this cityand Territory. lie
POSSESSED n broad mind, "a rhurit-
able heart and mad ufst.
class business qualification. IIo
came 10 Utah many wears AGO
ami was identified with numerous
progressive public movements. For
some years lie acted o. Territorial
treasurer aud was elected a member Of
tue Salt Lake CITY Council ON the
famous fusion ticket Immediately prs.
cuding thc frat complete Litufnl
municipal administration OF 1890.
When the division movement on
national political lines was iuausuratud
here he Identified himself with the
/ straight DEMOCRACY ami remained o
utm follower OF the party up " the
time Of hls dumlsr.
Mr.. Roberts was man VI tender
feelings and the death OF hla SON 10
Docember, 1880, and the subsequent
utalh Of his vile prcyed heavily uplr
him anu no doubt hustcuCd his owl
| dissolution. The date Of the uuera
has been fixed for tomorrow at y. m
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READY FOR BATTLE.
Silver and lnll.SilYcr Men Reach an
Agreement Today,
DEBATE TO BEGIN At ONCE.
Vote on the Repeal Illl TO be
Taken In the House on
August 2Sth.

wAmiINGToN, Aug. 1.-THE brief
p,eccrdinga In the Senate yesterday,
coming ailer the action OF the day
bpiorc, indicate TINT parties In the
SENATE are beginning to line up. There
.nsllght disafection ON the Ropubli-
eau side on the part Of n few silver
men. but generally they have adopted
he policy ofannoying their opponents
by lnllsiing upon the immediate
dlrlsltlon Of the silver question.
fbgy uro therefore resisting every
otion 10 adjourn and calling for yeas
AID lays ~ put the senators ON record.
Oup Of the Republican leaders In
financial matters sald that they would
srpr this line " action until the ma
lrty were obliged 10 proceed w
iu.iness. lie insisted shat the
Democrats could not charge the
Republicans with partisan action
lnasmuch ~ they were simply trying
10 give immediate effect to the Prerl.
denta suggestions Ia the message. The
Democratic sonatOre resent the At
tempt Of the Republicans to control
the business Of the Senate and dictate
the character Of the legislation. They
have resolved that they will not per.
nit action until they have themselves
agreed upon line Of policy, anu the
induc. Of the Republicans has had
the eject Of consolidating all elements
ON tho Democratic side upon this reso-
utiDu.
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Marshal Brigham received tele.
phone message from ogden shortly be.
lore 3 O'Clock thi, afternoon stating
that the unknown man who was killed
on the railroad NJ Ogden at an early
hour this morning las reported in
another column is believed 10 be
Thomas Reed, one Of the cOuyiCIs who
escaped from thu peuitentiaTy last
sunday. The mauhal himself will so
90 Ogden by this evenings train 10 sue
tue body.
Reel was convicted in the Fourth
district court at Ogden ON October an,
1907, and sentenced 10 three ana half
years. imprisonment for robbery.
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DEATH OF BOLIVAR ROBERTS


twin be q great shock to the COM
muuity to learn Of Ihe sudden death Of
Bolivar II. Roberts, the sad event oc'
curing al his residence a few minute
bulore last midnight For m0nths
past MIR. Roberts has been under th,
caro- of skilled physicians for a braln
trouble and 1t was known by them
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In the Interests of Irrigation.

Among tue callers At the executive
uilloe this afternoon was Prof. Samuel
FoTtier, who occupies the chair OF civil
aud hydraulic engineering at the Utah
Agricultural College at Logan. The
professor Ia making tour Of the Terri.
tory Ia the Interest Of irrigation, and
VIII prepare an exhaustive report
thereon al the conclusion Of his labors.
lie started upon his trip on June LIST,
and expects 10 return TO Logan by the
let VI September. lie has already
done a good deal Of work along the
Jordan canals, anu will now 20 down
the SEWER.
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TIE REDS" GAME OVER.
Ito VIII BE Taken Back to the Pcul
tCntiury This Afternoon.

Marshal Brigham al noon today re-.
coiyed atelephOue message from Guard
Andrew }. Burt, Of the Utah peniten.
tary, stating that hu wOulI arrive 50
this city by the pm. train from Stock.
ton. roOule county, with Cred" Nc
Dermott, another VI the escaped con.
yiuts, W no was captured al Ophir yesIeg.
day. Burt left for stockton thIt
morning, and upon his arrival there
tue convict was turned over 10 hi
kee lug by an officer from Ophir.
McDsrmOtt II another desperate, aug
his Te-aTrest has made the hearts o..
Aiarshsl Brigham aud Warden Young
exceeding glaU,
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ST. PAUL, Aug, ll,-At the general
offices ut the Great Northern tue story
that Vice President ClOugh has re-
signed TO accept n position with the
Northern Pacific has met with an em-
phntic denial.
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ALTAMONT, Ills, Aug. Lice
Butler cashier OF Wright y Co.'s bank,
has aOsoonded with all the available
lunds, amounting 10 about so 900,
Including the money Of several bust
hrta men, school ana township funds
and those Of the Modern Woodmen,
aud building and loan associations.
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ROME, Aug. H. a severe earth.
uuuEe along the Italian Adri8tiu coas.
/. believed To usye caused iafge los,
Of NE. The shock was most severe iIl
the south, particularly In tue province
" Foggia. Telegraph anu train ser.
Vice IL interrupted.
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Conslgnmen,s Of Cattle.


'tf'tat AHpaic 70 Nf NEWA,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. ia
number Of large oDnslgnments OF cattle
nave already been shipped TO the
Iohiosgo and Omaha markets from
wyoming. Letters received from the
commission men state that cattle from
,le southern part Of the state are In
much better condition than year ago.
Salile from Southern Montana and
northern Wyoming are ln'avetage
condition. The extreme dry weather
lM cut the ranges short.
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a comr.ny ,In.l.r.a ont.

Special Dispairh 10 me NEWS
CHEYENNE, Wye, Aug. ll.-Com.
pany -, Wyoming National Guards al
'his place, has been mustered out. The
company was organized In 1858, anu
wa the best drilled company in the
slate. Lately number OF the boys
have loft, aud 1t was impossible TO
revive interest In the organization.
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NEW YORK, Aug, ia bulletin
rom Health Olluer jenkins says bac.
cereal UlyUgenial examination OF tw O
cases removed 10 SwinUurne Island
yesterday show spirrscllg Of AHatic
cholera. Two more cases showing
unolernio symptoms were removed to
the island today.
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STAND UP, MR.. RYAN.
Row About These Three Loads (7j
BushelS) Of Lime?
SEW AND SPECIFIC CHARGES.
The "NtwsD Uncoycrs Another Gentle
man Of Color In the Municipal
Observation-Disclosures. Etc.

The working Of the Mogul mine by
city employees and expose thereoiby the
NEWS and subsequent investigation Of
the case before a United States com.
missioner has proven very interesting.
The NEWS likes It 40 well that Il has
hunted u little fur Their into MI Ryan's
methods aud here presents other
charges than those Of wofsing the
Mosul mine at the expense Of the city.
They are to the effect that the
city was called upon to pay for mstcrial
used by Mr.. Ryan year or more ago
while that official was building a
residonce or rather a part OF one near
the corner Of Seventh east aad Third
South streets.
II Il positively stated that lime,
brick and other material were
hauled To Mt. Ryan's premises by
city teamstcrs; that the bKpsycrs
were called upon 10 pay n. only foi
the hauling but Tor the material itself
That there may uo no quib0lns not
Misunderstanding regarding tue mat
ter the NEWS herewith ptcasnts the
anidayiIs OF reputable citizens iJg the
perutal Of its readers:
STORY or 4 LIME TRANSACTION.
TrmuroU or UAu, L..
COUNTY OBJ SALT LAKE,
/, William Vnrloy, iir.t being duly
sworn upon oath drpuso aud snv that !
um resident and citizen OF salt Lake
city, Territory OF Utah; that am
member of the co-plrtncrshlp of NarlOv,
Joseph a company, "a firm duly organ
ixCd and engaged in carrying uu IruiU lr
the CRY and Territory aforesaid; shat uI
April 9ls;, lsN4, aud ON MAY lth aud l-ti
of the same year, w. H. Ryan, suUCriu
| t0udput Of tho salt Lake tity water
| works department., purchased from tht
aforesaid Nnflny-JOsoph a company
! twenty-five 2iI bushels OF lime uu oacl
OF tho dates named, or uu amount OF
/ tho three date, nggrogt,lng ,oyouty INV,
| 40 bushels; that tho tl'd limo WA
! charged 10 the account of W. IT. Ryan
AZ an Individual clifton and not al
| "a municipal official.
ThouudCrignedu further says that m pc
/ verified vouchers, Haid accounts wofl
/ transferred % salt Lake Ciiy corporation
/ and by Us duly authorized representa-
| tivos, the city Council, warrants covering
| the Same were appropriate ald place,
/ 10 tho credit OF said Nurley-Jusoph 4
| Company, Juno 7th aud June 2ist, isD-
! respectively, the FIRST amour, being So,
/ and the second sl2.5O aud paid by audit
/ uf's warrants Nos, biiUani GIl2, on Junl
/ glh, le12, and ou June 24nd, lso2, 10
| spoc,ively. WILLIAM VALLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before IN,
the tenth .lOl day u August, 4. D., 1873
JuHN l.. NTuEEEH Notary Public.
My commission expires November
| 9Th, 1891.
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WAsHISuTON, Aug, ll,-Ono hun.
drod anu thrty.two thousand ounces
OF silver were offered 10 the treasury
today at 7jl 10 10 cents, all declined
und SO.75l5 rendered.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. ll.-Clcveland
and Lamont left this morning nt Z
O'Clock. The former 10 going 10 Bua'
yards bay, aud the l.t'cr TO New York.
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NEW YoKK, Aug. 1.-THE sheriff
In. taken POSSESSION of the Equitable
Manufacturing and Electric company.
II hns capital OF million dollars.
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sure VI relief at once. Advice 10 the
Ass ciated press ara to the eject that
similar action Is being arranged by
employers and banks at Danbury aud
Hartford, Conn.
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CLEVELAND, Aug. II Five houses
we're burned here early this moruing.
A young son If jacob Herold was
burned to death.
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a MEASURE or RELIEF.
"Fihed CHECKS 10 be Used In Pay
msnt of wages.

BUFFALO, Aug. ll.-ln respon9e 10
question by n local corporation,
comptroller EcSolB has given The
sflhlou that the use OF certified
saecks 90 currency Ia not contrary 10
'4N' The scheme Is 10 mako certified
,,Ateks Tor five aud ten dollars payable
ueareyi TO be used aH payment II
aBts. Bankers and business men
4e's uolleve II Will bring a large mea'
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rrscntative, ana in answer 10
questions said: 81 delivered the last
named order myself on the date shown
on the stub ~ Indicated by my
Xix allure. The lime was not used Tor
city purposes. Had It hten I would
have boon surprised aud probably aus.
Ivctud something wrong, ~ II was
ordered by nnd charged 20 Mr.. Ryan
"Whcru dil you take the lime 10,
Mt NatIrlG" askcd the reporter.
"lo Nit Ryau'r rufidcucc az or near
the corner OF Seventh East aud Third
south s.ieyia."
"You ARE sure Of that, are your"
81 am positive Otit"
"Isn'tthcfs 70 possibility Of you being
mistaken, Mr Nnhcy2n
"lhefu is noi.n
"WhO received iigv
cone oi the mts0us ut work on the
building"
"Anl fcoeiplyd ~"
dyes, aif.h
"Was Air Ryan thet,2v
81 dld NOT soc himn
"Was anyone thuro whom you
knev?'
"Ye-, Sit; Mr.. shill, tho city toam.
e,er who came after the iirst two
lOsua.n
"pid you have any tall, with him2"
81 dil; | was rather late Ia getting
there aud Shlll seemed 20 be- impatient
and said; Il didn't know but what [
would have 10 come ami get this t1O,'
I thea unilaied it anu the masous
commenced 10 use II right Awny.n
In confirmation VI the tfuthiulne. s
OF the above statements the following
copies Of vouchers presumably on flo
In the city gudltof's uiiicH are pub
lished:
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah,
May lj,h, 1892
salt Lake city Corpomuou--Do-
parluUui
ltom- must DO Ou,oroI % dotau ON this
voucher, or tho original bill from which
Il II made must in nll eases accompany It,
10 Nur!oy, Joseph & Co., Dr.
1852
April q, To p bushcl, limo at 25o. 60 20
hofouy certify that the above account
IL correct. W. II. RYAS.
Neriaed' Approyei'
Auditor Mayor
Received from salt Lake city Cor
purAtiuu ===- leI =, SIX aud IwOnty-
live uuo.hundtudIh Dollars .Sl2I Ia
iull pay mont VI the above account
NAULlY-Jo-LrH * Co.
Across the face Of the original
voucher stamped In red ink are the
/ following words: appropriation June
7th, 1899, by the CITY Council"
On the back OF tue voucher IL the
additional EtatOmeut.
Paid by Auditors Warrant No. GIO.
Issued June O'h, lsl4 Name, Narloy,
/ Joseph & co, ---- Natorworks Do
par'mouL Sj.-j.
HERE rs THE OTHER
SALT LAKE CuY Umh,
juno li.h, l,l2.
/ salt Lake City Corporation, Watorwork.
Department
Items must boo entered iu dolaIl on this
/ Voucher, or tho original bin from which
| 10 IL made must iu all cisos accompany 10.
To Narloy Joseph n Co., Dr.
1872.
May 1, to 20 bushol, lime at DC. " %
May n, TO - bushels limo at Doc. o %
si2 %
hereby certify that tho above account
IL correct w. II, RYAN,
! Verified. Approved!
A, W. RANuouLp,
Auditor. Mayor.
Received from salt Lake city Corpor-
alton -- ISL, Involve and Fiity one
hundred Ia Dollars lsl4jJI IA full pay
mont OF the above account.
Narloy-Josoph & Co.
The voucher Of which this h a copy
has the following words stamped upon
IT, face: precipitation June 2lsi,
1892, by the City Council"
On tue back Of II are these words:
Paid by Auditors Warrant, No. JlO2.
Issued Juno 22nd, lsg-. Name, Narluy,
Joseph a Co. --- WaturwOrks Do
| parlment. sl2 90.
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FoUNn MAN.
A Sensational story Probably 60 DO
IoIu

NYACR, n. ", Aug ll.-Rich ard
u. User was found dead near his man.
sion vt Dunern, with n bullet hole 10
the head. lilo WIS u rich lace mer.
chant Of New York. IL is believed
there " a sensational story behind
what II thought TO be the aeli-destTuc.
ton. No reason II limited at yet.
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A mo FIME.

hany business Houses aud Dwellings
Reported burned.
CLEvELAND, Ohio, Aug. ia big
ulo u reported raging at Milford Cen.
W. Ohio. The loss has already reached
hundred thousann. A number Of
,uslness houses and dwellings aye al
Wady destroyed.
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Al rmE ram
rho sky Overcast but the Attendance
Large.

CHICAGO, Aug. ll.-F0r the fifst
time In several weeks the sky is over
cast with heavy clouds pretending
rain; but this does not seem TO inter
ieTc with the attendance NJ the Faii o.
the crowds began TO come early and
kept II up all forenoon.
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Tho Hcnsou why iio Leaves wash
ington Nc this tiInr.

iugtou ~ thih Nttur.
NEW YoRiS, Aug. 1.-THE Hcratds
Washington fayi3 "A Wild report WAS
circulated ia Washington last night 10
the effect that Cleveland would leave
and 70 20 Buzzatl's Bay today,
because lac feels he 10 beaten
In his effort to secure the repeal u
the purchase clause OF the sherman act.
Tho silver men were radiant with joy
anu declared tho President md
abandoned his poet anu surrendered
the Leadership which lac assumed in
his message. The simple truth IL,
aids the Correspondent, that "A
d0mcsi event Ia ClCvcland'f
family will require him 10 10
at tie side Of his wife within
seven dRys, aud 10 Do scarcely decent
r0liiics to draw such delicate maltere
into the rOugh.and.tumblu u
the political ngha The Prcsi-
dent stands by his mufsage aud eX'
pcotB 10 win In the struggle 10 give the
country relief ana snvu u from the
general impending ruin. Nothing
could induce him 10 leave Washington
at such supreme cfisis, hut Au event
touching his tondefestnud most sacred
personal responsibilities.
THE pREsIDENIis STATEMENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE fol-
lowing statement was made by thu
President aud given out for puOlica-
ton this afternoon "My absence from
the capital al this time may
excite some surprise, in view
OF the intense intotett In tho
subject now awaiting tnu determine
ton Of Congress. Though my views
anu recommendations nave alreaty
been officially submitted 10 that body
anu though am by no means certain
/ could further aid IN bringing about
the result which seems 80 necessary,
II would be- "a great satisfaction 10 ms
II / could remain Mt tho scene VI action,
but whether 1 am hurC or elsewhere,
snail look with hope nud confidence
10 the action OF those upon whom tho
responsibility now TcH,sUi relieving our
people from thoir prpsHnt dangers and
dliliCultirH. am going back
10 my summer home at the sCashOrc
because | am not sufficiently rested
from thu STAN 10 which 1 have been
subjected since the 4th Of March, "a
M me 10 again assume the duties and
laboIs which await me here. have
been c0unseled by those whose al
vice cannot disregard that the
further rect contemplate Ia absO-
lutely necessary 10 my health anJ
strength. shall remain away during
me month OF August and devote myself
to rest and outdoor recreation. My
days doings will be- devoid OF interest e
the public anu shall be- exceedingly
pleased II 1 eau be free from the Mt
tentions Of newspaper corresponds
euts."