The National tribune., 1894-07-12
-rg WEEK I'm WASHINGTON.

9rr Matters of Interest I'm the Capita
City.
SUNDAY, JULY IAN estimate OF the maxi
r number of visitors to Washington dur
fEe Knights Of Pythias Encampment IN
4 has been placed at $50, 600. This now
rs TO be q reasonable conjecture, as from
...4ter received by Mr.. G. E. Emmons, Sec
TT ~ Of the Citizens Committee, Maj. Zen
nahan reports IL $50 Of the Uniform Rank
already applied for places in the camp
each organization will bring from one To
&c bands.-The flagstaff on the Red
SIS mansion, opposite the State Department
the west displayed this morning an EN-
en- that had long been missed. 1t was the
Noors of tbst benefcent organization, ano
their joyous temperance gave notice that
Ae headquarters of its President Miss Cara
.iartop, had been transferred from the held
of yanouished suffering in the Sea Islands to
the rest and peace OF home.
MONDAY, JULY 2.-The use OF postal notes by
the Government ceased to-day, and the new
forms of money orders were put on sale at
the various pOstOffces for the first time.
nun Der of important contracts made by the
Government took effect to day. The princi-
pal postal contract is for the issuance OF post
age stamps recently awarded by Postmaster
General Bissell to the Bureau OF Engraving
and printing.-A brief cablegram has been
Irwin at Berlin, announcing that cholera has
appeared at Cronstadt, Russia. Croustadt is
but 20 miles from ST. Petersburg, and the
disease has not made its appearance SO near
the capital IN years.
TUESDAY, july 3-The debt statement shows
q net increase in the public de- less cash in
the Treasury during June OF S25l, 6.22
The Understanding debt increased $40; the
Notwithstanding debt decreased Sl6.-
n HI II
$269 S99.7 a. The balances OF the several
classes of debt at the close of business June
80 were: Interest," bearing debt. $685., Gal $50;
debt on which interest has ceased since ma
turity. s.. S5l 240.26; debt bearing inter
est, $3.50 004. CSC ~. Total. Sl.0l6, 49,, Sl6.6S
The Grand Jury followed up their find
ings against ElyeTton Il. Chapman and John
w. Mccartney, for refusing to testify before
the Senate Committee, investigating The
sugar trust, with indictments against John
S Shriver AID Elijah J. Edwards for with
holding the SOURCES o. information from which
they wrote articles that appeared respectively
In the New York Mail and Express aud the
Philadelphia Press. The accused each gave
reai-estAte bond Of 81 600 for his appearance
before the court whenever wanted.
"WEDNESDAY, July 4.-Indepcndence Day Was
celebrated with more spirit aud noise than
usual this year. The sublimity of the oe-
ton OF the several societies representing
descendants of the war OF the Revolution a,
Washington Monument. and OF the Oldest
Inhabitants at Willard Hail. In strong con-
tTast-the rIliculous-was the parade of
Coxeyis Army, which wound up at the Peace
Monument at the Capitol end OF Pennsylvania
avenue. where Carl Browne, the Marshal"
of the army. with his red face shorn of its
coarse beard and sttired as n woman, pro-
\ =
After this spectacle there was the display OF
q tomb made of cheap calico, in which re-
posed a PROSTATE dummy representing the
Goddess of Liberty. whom Browne persoDatei
during abe faTcical parade. Several magnif-
cent private displays oil fireworks took place
in the evening.
THURSDAY, july 5.-There has been a per.
maBeBt spit between the I" Industrials and
the Common wealers" and all of the former
are now eBcamped over in Virginia, near
Rosslyn; Calvin and his party having left
Bisdensbnrg and Joined Frye's men. The
CoKeyites remain near Highlands and express
pleasure at the departure Of the Californians.
There are about 300 men in Brownies camp
and similar number across the river, and
both parties appear 10 have lost sight of the
burning National issues which brought them
here in their never ceasing search for COM
misssry supplies
FRIDAY, july 6.-Representative Breckin-
ridge. OF Kentucky, was on the foor of the
House. He returned from kentucky on
Monday, whittier he went 10 make few
speeches i'm bis district All the indications.
he says, point te his denomination beyond the
shadow of doubt. He will leave for Ken
lucky again Saturday of this week, to
speak IN Bourbon County.
SATURDAY. July 7.-Senator Henderson,
Chairman Of the Special Committee on the
Ford's Tbeater disaster. in which over 20Gov-
eminent clerks were killed, has decided to
makes report giving s.. 600 each 10 the fami-
lies Of the persons killed. The injuries cases
will not be reported upon at present Senator
Henderson says the death cases ought to be
disp0sed Of 81 once.