The National tribune., 1894-02-15
THE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
Minor Matters of Interest in the Capital
CITY.

City.
SUNDAY. FEB 4-The gradual increase IN the
amount OF dead " mai matter reaching the
Dead Letter Office is shown IN statement
prepared at the POsI0ilce Department IL
shows that the total number of pieces of mail
matter received At the Office during last
month WAS 1854 while ia the correspond
ing month last wear the numher WAS o23,2O
To check this increase the Department Is
sending the following notice 10 all Postinas-
tiers with an order 10 post 1t consp'cuonsiy'
and 10 call the attention of al patrons to II;
Never mail y0ur letter or package wltlohS
having YOUR address written OF p Inted upon
the upper left-hand corner ihIs VIII insure
its PROMPT return 10 you II not delivered. and
will prevcnt its hcug s-nt 10 and opened al
the Dead Letter 0fire.
MONDAY FEB. 5.-Ihn annual report OF john
w Powell Director OF tne Geological sur
vey. shows that during the year topographic
surveys were carried on IN p States Snd Ter
ritufies. covering uraiiy -6.rG0 square miles.
Since he organic sii3u oi the survey o'1,GOO
SQUARE miles. IN II States aud Territories,
have been surveyed. The photographic force
has tabulat,d statistics showing a great IN
terest in RAINING waters o. the country.
rough computation, Ease3 ga results OF stream
measurements and census figures. shows that
the running streams, when all used, are
valued at $500, COO ron.
TUESDAY, T B. b.-h' fffe-eIiilihC III an va
Nebraska, appeared before the House Com
miltee on Election OF President anal Vice
President and Representatives ia Congress,
and made an elaborate argument IN iaVor OF
his bill 10 elect United States Senators Ivy
popular vote instead of ny the Legislatures
of the several States as al present. MIR. Bryan
enteriains strong hopes of favorable report
of his bill by the committee and OF It's pas
sage by the House.
WEDNESDAY,. FEB THE first Moody and
Sankey revival meeting WAS held in CCnven-
ton Hall tonight. Thousands were turned
away, and an overflow meeting was beid---
The National Wool Growers Association met,
and falling TO secure aieBce with the Sen-
ate Finance Committee prepared memorial
to be submitted ~ open session. The DemOr-
ial protests against the placing of wool on the
free list and expresses the opinion that by
such action the farmer is injured, while the
canila ST is protected by the duty on iron and
sugar. Numerous appendices viii he filed with
the memorial, coming 1 can the branch organ
izations of the National Association. Among
these branches are the Wool Growers Asso-
citation of Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia,
Oregon, North Pacific. Rocky Mountain
States, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. the
American Merino Registry Association, and
the California Wool Growers and Dealers
Association. In the appendices are gwen
full data, showing the injury % viii be
inflicted by the Wilson hill OF wool.
THURSDAY, FEB. S-George o. ;, Chair
man of the National Committee of the Ma
tonal Greenhack Party, issued address,
calling for the preparation ana signing OF
petitions by those who favor largeiy-in-
creased volume of money.
FRIDAY FEE. 9.-TheTe will be a regimeBtal
cavalry pos. near Lexington, Ky, if the rec
concentrations of the Inspector General of
the Army receive favorable consideration.
The English and French Governments sepd
agents over every year TO buy up the pecD lar
strain OF horses bred in that region. LexiDg-
ton is claimed 10 be the crnter of the road
horse interest in AmeFica, and while purely
thoroughbred bOrses are too high priced Tor
ordinary military purposes, there are in its
neigh Dor hood breeds of horses having strong
strains OF thoroughbred blood. which give
them graceful action and endurance. and
make them the best type t military horses
in the world
SATURDAY, FEB. 10.-The Democratic Con-
gressiouaI Campaign Committee met in the
room of the House Committee on Labor and
effected a permanent organization. Senator
Faulkner, of West Virginia, WAS unanimously
elected Chairman; Lawrence Gardner, OF
Washington, Secretary, and James L. Norris,
Of Washington, Treasurer. resolution MAS
adopted authorizing tie Chairman to APP
point an Executive Committee of 10 men,
beis-ive Senators and ton Representatives.