The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-02
LIyE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
The Capitol Almost Ready for the Congress
mcn-The Hydrophonc.

mcn-The Hydrophone.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-Workmcn are still
busy about the Capitol getting the Congress
sional halls and committee rooms into shape,
but everything will be ready for the reception
OF tho lawmakers next Monday. Architect
Clark has had q double force OF mon working
almost day and night since the extra session
was called. and they have cleaned and repaint-
ed tho various committee rooms that were
shabby. and freshly vanished the furniture
throughout the building. The carpets were
all taken up and thoroughly busted. and
the plumbing. gas fixtures. and electric
lights repaired. In the Hall OF Represent
atives twenty-six new seats and desks have
been added. thirteen on each sidc OF the
chamber. These are to accommodate the
Congressman added under the new appor-
tlonnent. The rear rail on each side OF the
chamber has been moved back n little. so that
the lobby next the cloak room is slightly re-
duced in size. new carpet OF Eraas-green
hue covers the. floor OF Representative Hall:
The Senators during tho remaining months OF
light mating Of straw color The senate
chamber has been ready for two or three
BE- put upon 't the n hai on L
will be in complete shape. however. BY Satur-
day. 50 that the caucus may be held In II on
been made IN is iurpis6inGs; The speak e. sr' 8
y, III,
walnscoting. new French, mirrors and a
painting OF ex-Speaker Reed, New water cool
ers have been put in the cloak rooms OF the
Senate. and electric fans will aid in keeping
the Senators cool In the interval between
speeches The improvements and repairs
pleted in great haste. have evidently been
made with view to long session OF Congress
and eonsSauen3iy seysre wear and tear upon
A school OF instruction for army medical
officers Is soon to be opened in this city. All
tho Hans have been completed for its estab-
llshment by Surgeon General Sternberg Of
the army. and the institution will commence
its first term in few, weeks in the building
used for the medical museum and library.
the army doctors on duty here. with Gen.
Sternberg IA President OF the faculty. No Con-
gressionnl aid will be necessary to maintain 1t.
Tho Government Will lie put to no expense; as
all the inst ructors will come from the service
Gen. sternberg will have several assistants
to the. privileges and customs OF the service.
including the examination o. recruits ana the
and pes U Lieut. o forwoo ns will Vi be Pro-
lessor of Surgery. and Major John T. billings
will! have charge Of the Department OF Clinics
The. Navy Department is much cha
Er1ed the delay Of the
10 or thu Eaee f0 Station NG Where shs
Der and it 10 probable she VII be ordered to
She is now being detained by, failure t, deliver
aso o By fri she I viii leave Without
Her first stopping place will be Rio. and from
there she will go to yapaETaiso and ID
win stop at Gaao and remain until after the
expected. The Alliance. which Is now on her
way to Corinto. Nicaragua: from Panama. Will
not como around to this side. as was expected
when IA (nllaO. after
Nicaragua subsidc will return to San Fran
cisco and he placed out OF commission. The
Philadelphia Is daily expected ut Valparaiso.
and from there will go to Samoa. British
naval officer has discovered an instrument by
land or water can be Diet ected readily at night
or in fog; The instrument Is called hydro
and will be tried by the he Nnyy
merged at any convenient distance from the
shore. not exceeding two or three m les: and
by an insulating cable or electric conductor.
Under the sea the passage 81 = steamer in Its
attract attract attention to hostile feet distance
of o milo has been found to set up an agitation
sufficient for its signals. The British Admi-
this apparatus to determine it's value In de-
Tending their harbors against incursions OF an
enemy
1t is stated at the Pension Offlce that an In
spectIon OF the records shows that during the
months of January. February. and March.
1893. the last three months Of Gen. Raum's
administration OF tho Pension Bureau. 81 1913
original pension certificates were issued, Of
which q, 7S7 were certificates under the gem
eral law and 25;l51 certificates under the act
Of June ~ 1890. For the months OF April
May. and June. the first three months Of Judge
Lochren's ad ADMINISTRATION OF the Pension Blu
reau. 1908 original certificates have been
issued. OF which 5.5U4 were under the general
law. and 11.54l under the act OF Juno ~, 1880.
The United States Vice-Consul at Bangkok
reports to tho State Department that an cleo
trio street car line three miles long has been
put into successful operation in that city, by
was put up by the Short Electric COMPANY, OF
Cleveland. O.. at a cost OF about S5O.OOO. MIR.
W. j. DAWSON having been the engineer In
charge Of the installation.
This Is the first electric street car line in the
extreme Orient, Its success is such that the
receipts Of the limo have already increased by
80 per cent. and the management is contem-
plating building an extension.
The Vice Consul-General Is OF the opinion
that II the American electrical companies were
to send com petent representatives to the large
cities Of Asia. ithoy could secure a number OF
contracts similar to the one that has been 80
satisfactorily executed By the Cleveland firm.
New Fourtb.cInsN PoDtmnste