The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-14
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
EFFICIENCY OF TINE IMPROVED
WEATHER BUREAU SERVICE

Secretary Morton says ne Has saved "a
Co-merce - Four Mortb- More Tha-
the Amount OF the Asnusi Appropria.
tiOu-Protsst- Against the Wilson Hit
wAsHrNdToN. Feb H. Secretary Morton ex.
presses much qualification at the I'm proved
Weather Bureau service. and. among a num-
Der Of other recent Instances. cites this case:
On Jan. ~ at / 30 T. NJ. the maritime ex-
chlnges OF New York and Philadelphia we're
Warned Of dangerous gales. aud the observers
ut Richmond. Iynchburg Norfolk Raleigh.
Charlotte Southport. and Wilmington we're
instructed to use the entire station forco at
each point to wire the Information to all ac-
cessible neighboring points.
Att i. NJ steamer stranded AZ Cape Henry.
Virginia. linn edately the observer wired n
wrecking company at Norfolk and opened the
office for duty. Tho ship began firing distress
rockets and guns. but the observer had no
Coston night signals with which to respond
They have since been furnished him. The
vessel was the steamer Rappahannock from
Newport News to Liverpool vessel and cargo
valued at 5000. 900
Through the efforts OF the observer the
services OF the wrecking organization were
secured and the vessel was pulled Off at high
water. In a few hours an intensely severe gale
with freezing tenn perature. set in. which would
have inevitably caused the entire loss Of ves-
sci and cargo had she not been noated at the
The storm Q, the last forty. eight hours was
predicted with great detlniteness and pre-
point in its track w.nty.ionr hours hours previous PREVIOUS
fsy Moton 6t @ssRe sa Bureau isss has
saved to commerce manufacture. and aRri-
culture during the last four months, more
than its entire appro prlation for the next fiscal
year.
The statement is made in the state Depart
ment that the reason President Dole's So page
reply to Minister Willis was not sent to Con-
gress yesterday is that the letter has not
heen received here The two letters from Mr..
merchant vessel which arrived a week ago.
also bringing press dispatches published at
to have arrived at San Francisco last Saturday
and to be now on its way to Washington.
A delegation OF vlrginians and West Virgin
ians are here trying to induceth Senate COM
mittee to restore the duty on lime. They had
conferences to day with several Senators. Tho
visitors represent fourteen large concerns OBJ
that their business will lie ruined il the para.
graph in the Wilson bill relating to lime Is
permitted to remain unchanged.
They complain that a great Injustice has
been done their business. inasmuch as cement,
which comes In direct and active competition
left as provided for In the Mckinley bill They
make the charge also. that ex-Congressman
interested heavily in lime works in Canada.
and that the heavy reduction in the duty on
suSsestion Of tSls syndicate. Dill was Ut inc
senators Hill: Faulkner. and others prom
ised the delegation to. day that they would 10
their utmost to have the item changed so that
the producers in this country may have JUS
tice done them, There are immense lime in
terests In New York as we'll as in the Virginias.
An interesting meeting OF distinguished
New Workers took place accidentally at the
Shoreham Cafe this evening. They were SEN
ator Charlea II. Stadlor Postmaster Charles W.
aemSes Ivss and hdOpR SoRskg
are you here for 2" asked these gentlemen in
chorus. Like the Irishman they all gave eva
senator stadler and Adolph Rowsky repre-
senting the Undressing industry. were at tho
Capitol during the day to confer with the
members of tho Senate Finance Committee on
the fur question. They presented a petition
The duty on dressed and dyed iurs from t 70 per
cent. to 10 per cent. and urged the retention
The petitioners claim that the proposed re-
d dpnetion VII throw out OF emPloymont over
brooklyn. The reduction Of the duty will
pehellt no one put the nine Importers in those
Sss Of aSou sc Of tns t0
Speaker Crisp has not selected the commit
tees to VIII Oh he will assign Representatives
elect Straus and QuiER. The Speaker will not
consider the subject until the new members
have been sworn in II is not probable that
they will get as good assignme nis as the men
whose places they take. for Col. Follows was
Chairman OF the Library Committee and also
q member OF the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. Fitch was u member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs and Chairman OF the Com
mittee on the Election OF President and Wee
President Of the United States. All the. yacan-
cles occAsioned by the resignation OF II 9ssrs.
Fellows and Fitch have been filled.
A formal order directing Commodore Kirk
land to proceed to Honolulu by the steamer
Australia. leaving San Francisco Feb. II. was
Issued by the Navy Department to-day. Or
ders were also issued detailing Lieut. John A.
4; Nichkels as Flag iieptenant to Commodore
Kirkland aud Lieut.. York l.. Noel ms his spcrs-
tAry. Roar Admiral Irwin. on being relieved
by Commodore Kirkland. Will return to the
United States and await retirement in April
The date for the test Of the big l3-inch gun
at the Indian Head Proving Ground has been
definitely set for March i. The special powder
intended for the guns has arrived at tho Wash
nGton Navy Yard. and all that remains TO be
done before the trial can take place is the
construction OF strong steel trac ks at the Navy
Yard and Indian Head for moving tho heavy
pieces Of ordnance.