The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-03
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS
China Won't Boycott Us. According to Coz
sul.GenernI I.eonnrd's Information.

China Won't Boycott Us. According TO Con-
| sui-tienernl Leonard's Inrorn,ation.
WARRINGTON July 2.-According to a report
| Just received by the State Department Consult
General Leonard OF Shanghai ASSERTS that the
| Chinese merchant will continue to buy In tho
market that holds out to him the hest profit,
and conseouently all talk Of boycott as the re-
s salt OF the Geary ny Is a6sprd AS an evi.
calculated to interfere with business between
China and the United States, tho Consul Gem
connected with Shanghai by u direct. line OF
steamers: He suggests that. although an in.
reader sale for its goods in China il Il would
manufacture mar adaptable kinds especially for
50 far as I could learn" he says. very lit.
tie; II any. Of the goods hs yet imported into
China from the United Stntes belong to this
content to offer their goods when the demand
OF the home market is slack. and they require
United States has not alton pied to manufac.
tnrs cotton goods to meet the special features
The War Department has under consider
alton the serious problem OF offering regi-
ments. in view Of the demand for officers for
detached service. Secretary Lamont's alton
ten has been brought to the subject by tho
sideration., This state Of affairs is brought
are not serving with their regiments. but who
have been assigned, temporarily to- duty
Tro are hoy o tSsh
on detached service than ever before. The res
cent order Of the President assigning twenty
two officers OF the army as Indian agents has
made severe drain upon tho roster OF the
reGimSsntts . and o With the large rum1er on va
instruction Mt colleges. acting military at
tachss abroad. no regimentlhas its full quota
There are many officers who advocate In.
creasing the number OF cadets at West Point.
on the , ground that even II there were no
try would be benefited in having such young
M VEL xesSed in the art Of war who would
In schools and colleges.
The following pensions are Of issue Of Juno
NKw Yonx:-orlginal-Daniel Rockenstyre. Irving
oTss sif aR
A. Dlxon Isaac Wall aen years service>. Leonard
Aadisionsi,. Anton Burph.ps.n
uaIloct. Mary wh.en. ''N "''''' ''A''' AA'A
B. Frank Grouse. the Pennsylvania contrac-
tor who is In trouble with the Post Office De-
partment over the fulnlment of his bids. So
cured an order from Chief Justice Bingham
to day directing the postm aseer. General and
lives at selins Grove, Pa. and IN last Novem:
wagon service in Bufraio. Albany. jersey city, s.
Pittsburgh. Baltimore. and Washington for
total Of $lo5, 200, The papers, owing to the
others and forwarded here without the
usual sworn statements Of the bidder and
eureties. Grouse refused to fulfil his bid and
partner refused and notified him that unless
he entered upon the contract within three
days his bonds would be forfeited and money
due him on other routes withheld. The con-
tractor complains that lew. conditions were
attached to the contract that, were not In tho
bids. he is declared q failing bidder he will
be subject to q fine of $4,000 and imprison-
ment The order is returnable July8