The National tribune., 1893-07-27
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.

HE WEEK in WASHlNUIUN.
SUNDAY, JULY I6.-The hot weather continued
to-day. and but few of the churches had the
temerity to hold service. The weather snever
too warm for the colored brethren and sisters.
who would engage in religious services with
the Thermometer at 300 in the shade. Thee x-
cursion steamers were crowded with swelter-
inghnmanity, and the cars on the various eiec-
triclines were in great demand There were
serious accidents reported, anu one of
drowning.
MONDAY. July I7.-Baron Won Scheele Bishop
of Visby. who has been visiting various cities
in the United States at the instigatiou of the
King of Sweden to commemorate the 300th
anniversary of the reformation of the English
Lutheran Church. was rendered reception at
st. Panl's Lutheran Church in the evening.
A number of prominent divines were present,
and tho church was handsomely decorated.
Bishop Won Scheele addressed the aggregation
in three languages. English Swedish and Ger
mau.-Quite q uumbe of congressman,
who come TO Washington for the first time
as members OF the House of Representatives,
registered at the various hotels to-day.
They evidently desire to be on hand in time
TO catch any plums which may fall from the
official patronage -Theremains of Gen.
John c. Kelton Governor of the Soldiers
Home III Washington. weFela at rest in
the Home Cemetery to-day.
TUESDAY, july 1S-The absence of President
Cleveland and family have made it possible
to renovate the White House, and the finish
ing touches were put upon the big mansion
to-day. On the parlor floor the Red RoUm
has been decorated entirely new from floor to
ceiling. twill continue TO bethe Red Room.
but the color is of much brighter shade of
crimson than hetofore. All of the other rooms
have been retoacbed, and present hand
some appearance.-GOy.W William NJ. Stone.
who was Commissioner of the General Land
Office for the last year OF HarrIson's Admin
istTation died al his Iowa home to-day. The
Governor lett Washington in March last. and
commenced the practice of law in Oklahoma,
but his health falling him he returned to
Iowa and died. He was well known and
liked in Washington. He was Colonel of the
22d Iowa, and was wounded at Vicksburg,
Miss, in the charge of May % after which
be was elected Governor OF Iowa, and was
reelected.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19.-Maj. Davis, of the
Engineer Corps, to-day submitted his report
of operations for improving the Potomac
River during the month of June to the War
Department. A section of the channel 500
feet long and 200 yards wide was dredged,
1858 cubic yards being removed The COLI
strnction of the seS-wsIl was continued. and
good progress msde.-Tbe garbage COM
plants continue to make the life of DR.. Ham,
nett. the Health Officer, a very unhappy one,
aud he is going for the contractors for its re-
moYai, trying to shift theresponsibility from
his own shoulders. He has ordered the put
ting on of additional carts during the heated
term.-An investigation into the methods
of the Nautical Almanac Bureau of the Navy
Department was begun by Capt. MeNair this
afternoon at the Naval Observatory, and will
be continued for some time.
THURSDAY, JULY 20-Gen. Dumont. Snpervis-
ing Inspector of Vessels on the Potomac, to-
day suspended the Captains OF two excursion
steamers, charged with racing. This was
done after thorough investigation of the
matter by Gen. DgmoHt. Both officers de-
MED that the vessels were racing. but the
proof was against them. Gen. Dnmont said
in his report hat this racing must stop, as he
did not propose 10 have the lives Of thou
sands Of innocent people endangered by ii.
Considerable excitement WAS caused on
Louisiana avenue this morning by an insane
man appearing the street in an almost
Hiide condition., acting in a wild manner.
The man was found TO be a grocer WHO had
recently gone crazy. He was taken in charge
by officers and semitic st. Eiizabeths Asylum.
The nnFSe who was following his patient
was also arrested, but was released as soon
the mistake WAS discovered
FRIDAY, july 2l.-The Commissioner of Pat
ents to-day rendered a decision i'm the matter
of charges preferred by Church & Church
against ex-CommissiOner of Patents Simonds
and the firm of Foster & Freeman, ali of
whom are found to be without fault or blame
and the charge of collision WAS dismissed.
The decision contained some 5000 words, and
comprised exhaustive review of the case.
The charge was that Commissioner Simonds,
while holding that position. had copies made
Of the Drawhaugh applications pending in
the Patent Office for improvements in tele-
phony Tor Church & Church.-Contracts
for over $500 600 worth of steel forgings were
to-day awarded by the Navy Department to
the Bethlehem Iron Works and the Midyaie
Steel Company in equal shares. These forg-
ings are for the construction of guns for the
cruiser Brooklyn, the cruiser Essex, AID
the three new gunboats
SATURDAY, July 22.-Since the disaster the
clerks in many Government buildings have
grown timid. To-day at the Pension Bureau,
Of the safest buildings in Washington,
during a slight wind storm. window in the
top OF the building slammed to and broke the
glass, which came tumbling down to the
ground below. Upon hearing the crash the
clerks engaged at work rushed from their
desks into the open air. Several of them
stated afterward that they thought the build
ing was falling. and their FIRST idea was to at
once reach place Of safety.-Secretary of
the Navy Herbert aud party left Washingt
this morning for cruise along the New Eng
land Coast in the u. s. S. Dolphin. The Dol
phin will proceed at once TO Boston, where
the Navy yard at that place will be inspected,
after which the coast of Maine will be yis-
tied. The cruise will last for a week or two.