The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11
9Th Av.. CORNER 2eD ST.
IIrE WAsHINsr TOW TOPICS
TIE Br-zii-ArRentins Bouadary Disruts
Before President Cleveland.

TIE Br-zii-ArRentins Bouadary Disputs
Before President Cleveland.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10 -several disting uished-
looking gentlemen. followed by servants car
rying q number OF huge volumes bound in
leather. walked into the White House at II
o'clock this morning and were Immediately
shown into the Presidents room. They were
Dr. d. Estanislao & Zebnllos. the Argentine
Minister; DR.. ID. Carlos A. Aldao. DR.. u. Gre
carlo Uriarte. and members Of the Argentine
Legation. Dr. Zebalos is also the special
agent OF Argentina to present to the President
the case OF his country in the boundary dis
pute with Brazil over the " Misslones" tract.
in which Mr.. Cleveland has consented to act as
arbitrator and Drs Aldao and Uriarte are the
secretaries ofthe special mission. This is the
last day for the presentation OF the case Of
ca oh disputnnt. Those Of Argentina were ex-
nlained by Dr. Zeballos and the party with
At noon lie Baron de Blo-B and Gen.
Dionizio Evangelsta de Castro Cerlueira. En-.
Brazil. In the arbitration proceedings. with
Rear Admiral joss Candida Gutllobel. techni-
OIynthe De Magalhaes. Dr.. Domingos Olympic
BraEA CavalcantL and senior Domicio de
Cana. secretaries o. the special mission. were
documents. which were placed in another cor
Some Of the documents submitted are huge
affairs. elegantly bound in leather. One VOL
ABOUT tsS feet %de feet onS .u
thicker than IN unabridged dictionary.
It's stated here on what 1. believed to b
good authority that the President will next
week send in . nomination for Collector OF
Customs at Chicago. Collector Ciark's term
expired on Feb. 3 last. Deputy Hit has been
Essei IN S charge 81 the Slii S as Collector
Supervising Special Agent Crowley has gone
to hicago to assist In the transfer Of the Of
New York. Collector Clark has made q model
official. The name Of Jacob W. Richards is
mentioned as Collector Clarks probable sue
cessor.
The big 13-inch guns made at the Washing
ton Navy Yard. the largest guns ever manu-
featured for an American war vessel. will not
be tested Monday next. as was expected. at the
Indian Head proving ground. One o. the guns
was mounted on n truck placed en- track. but
the rails were not strong enough to bear the
weight and q special steel track will be con-
structed at the yard at the PROVING ground to
to the latter place The time necessary to
construct the tracks will cause the delay. and
tits likely that the test will nottake place until
To-day the eleventh OF the twelve 13-inch
Thsn In ns 4s
gon-wRs successfully jacketed at the ord
nance. shops In this city The delicate opera
danger that the whole gun may be ruined by
tho slightest mishap. mum Der OF naval off,
GERS were present by direction Of Secretary
Herbert
Tomorrow will be the sixty fourth birthday
OF Lieut.-Col George b Dandy. Deputy Quar-
termaster-G General OF the army. and he will
accordingly be nlaced on the retired list on ac-
count OF age. Major James ellis will succeed
him as Lieutenant Colonel and Deputy Quar-
termaster- General. and Can't. Charles H. Bar
mott will become Major and Quartermaster.
These promotions will leave very desirable
vacancy Of Captain and Assistant Quartermss-
ter for the President to fllL
The total number OF fourth class Po.tmas-
tiers appointed to-day was twenty-eiGht. OF
which fourteen were to NIL vacancies caused
by designations and deaths. Among the APP
pontments was that Of II. Crandall. at Oak
Ridge. MONTGOMERY county. \. " vice J. Is.
HAney. resigned