The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-10-18
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
Minor Matters of Interest in the Capital
City.

1Ht WEN IN w RotllINO lSI''
Minor Matters of Interest in tho Capital
City.
guNDAY. OCT. Chief Hszen. of the United
States Secret Service received telegram an
uouncng the arrest, at Bay City, Mieh., OF
Hamilton Block, the noted counterielter.
Block is said to have made four very danger
our counterfeits bearing the photograhlc
Garfield head which caused the otilco much
trouble. 1t is regarded as very lmportan
arrest Block was the leader OF the gang
which a few months ago broke jan IN Mill
waukce and escaped in yacht. New coun-
terfeit 81 United States notes-Jackson por-
trait-have been discovered by the Secret
Service 1t printed from 4 pooriy-eXecuted
wood cur, and tinted green on the back.
MONDAY Der. S-The following IS given out
hy the Postoffice Department as the status OF
the case of the change of the name from APP
pomattox, Va. 10 Surrender: Several
months ago the County building at Apo
mattox Courthouse were burned. TINS town
was three miles distant from the Norfolk d
Western Railroad. At the junction point
where mail had been received and sent to
Apporrattox was postOffice called Nebraska
The Arpomattox Courthouse was removed
after the ire to Nebraska, whose name was
changed to AppomattOx. 1t is apparent
therefore, that the name Appomattox has not
been lost II is preserved ia the name of the
Office formerly known rs Surrender. The
old office al APPROXIMATION was not abollshed
The Department desired new name Tor IT.
Surrender was suggested, aud III tue ao-
sence OF any other suggestion this name was
adopted The name was suggested by Mr..
Rosser, who, we are told, Is brother OF Gen.
Rosser who played a prom inent part IN the
Confederate service. If the name sur
render is Objectionable to the patrons OF the
Office the Department viii give itany other
name acceptable to them.
TUESDAY. Der. Judgment was given for the
United Agaust w. T. Moses and others,
suretes upon the bond Of Capt. ii. w. How
gate rs disbursing officer of the Signal
Bureau, upon which default had been made.
An appeal 10 the Supreme Court OF the United
States was taken and has since been OF the
docket there, but to-day Nolicit0r-GeBeral
Maxwell fled motion in that court to sd-
vance the case. No action viii he taken until
notice IS giveu.-The Chilean Government,
through its Minister here has just paid into
the State Depart ment S240.aG4.35, being the
amount of the Judgments rendered against
Chile by the Chilean Claims Commission,
which closed its work in Washington three
months ago. Most of these claims are based
upon injuries sustained by American citizens
resident in Chile and Peru during the war
between those countries. From the total
amount Of the judgments there was deducted
five per cent, amounting To Sl2,02o.2l, IN ac-
cordaEco with the provision Of the treaty, to
pay the expenses of the Commission.
WEDNESDAY. Der. I0.-Ancj her Guilding here,
rented and Occur pied By the Government. was
found ia al unsafe condition and iii danger
of COLLAPSE. At the request of Assistant Post
master General Nelson the District Inspector
of Buildings made an examination of the
building 40 and 4SI e street northwest.
used hy the Government mailbag re-
pair shop and he found tie side walls weak
and s;5ulg and the floors loaded far in excess
OF safe limit, and declares that the lives Of
the people employed therein endangered.
Over a hundred women are employed in
mending mail sacks on the third feor OF this
building, and on the same floor heavy mail
sacks piled almost TO the ceiling About
an equal number Of men employed on the
fifth geoT and the second ami fourth floors
are also lIfaviiy loaded.
THURsDAY, OCT. 1l.-Secretary Carlisle has
received from Acting Attorney General Max
well an opinion ia which lac holds that the
word - wool " rs used in the wooden schedule
of the new tariff act refers to the hair of
the sheep only, and that the new and lower
duties goods made of the hair Of other
animals went into effect on the signing of
the act.
FRIDAY. Der I2-The members OF the Cabinet
and their wives left Washington for Batavia,
n. Y, TO attend, on Saturday. the dedication
OF the Old Holland Land Office, in memory
Of Robert Morris. the great in&ncier of the
Revolution aud the first Secretary of the
Treasury OF the United States. Over the
counters Of tile Old Holland Land Office was
paid the sum Of money loaned 10 Robert Nor
ris TO assist the American war of independ-
ence Tie dedicatOry Grafton WAS delivered
by Secretary Carlisle in the State Park, in
front Of the New York Stale Institute for the
Blind
SATURDAY. OCT. J3.-The Civil Service Com
mission was informed that political assess
menis are Icing levied upon Government
empiayes in i'ostoAices Custom-houses. and
other Departments Of the Government
throughout the country. As aa active cam
psign is on. and as this is the season for such
political assessments the Comm ission has de-
cidcd TO issue circulars to Government en-
ployes generally that there is Law on the
st2tUte-bOok foTbidding these assessments.