The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-17
GROVER GETS BACK
PRESIDENT AND FIS PARTY AR
RIVE IN WASHIGGT0N.a
HIS Friends Tell Him He is Looking Lots
Bag Not Exactly Bursting, bat Enough
Birds Brought Back for Samples
Lochren Mufs the Shakespeare Pension
Case--GOyernment Mine Inspector on
White Oaks Disaster--Sbepard's Place
to be Filled Soon Washington News.

to pc Filled SOon--Washington News.
Washington, March 1.-THE president
and party reached the city on the Violet
shortly after o'clock this afternoon.
There were with Mr.. Cleveland, DR..
O'Reilly, his physicianb Commander
Lamberton, superintendent of the light
house district, and Commander Wilde.
secretary Of the light house naval board
When the vessel landed al Stevenson 5
wharf, Private Secretary Thurber was
the first 10 board her and greet Mr..
Cleveland IN his cabin. President
Cleveland limped slightly. the result OF
the accident which happened TO him
shortly before he left the city. After
thanking Captain Donnen for his kind
nesses, the president was escorted TO
his carriage.
During the comparatively short time
the party We're actually hunting for
game they managed to conjure fifty
fine specimens OF brant, forty-one ducks
and twelve snipe. Only two brace of
the largest ones Were carried away
from the vessel
Captain Donneil says the trip of Mr..
Cleveland appeared to him a very SUBJ
stanfial Improvement
Commissioner Lochren of the pension
office has filed an answer in the man
Gamus case brought by William Shakes
peare in which he states that the order
reducing Shakespeare's pension from
S72 TO $50 per month has been vacated
and no further action under this order
viii be taken.
CAUSED BY GAS.
John w. Flemming. United States
mine inspector for Utah, has made
report to Secretary Smith regarding
the explosion at the White Oaks coal
mine at Cerrillos. y. NJ. where twenty
five men were killed, on February "a
Flemming says he was at the town
whent he explosion took place. He does
not agree with the coroner's jury which
reported that the explosion took place
because of the lack of air. He says il
was occasioned by two men with lights
going into an abandoned chamber
where gas had collected.
The death of Captain Shepard leaves
a vacancy at the head Of the revenue
cutter service which is likely to be
filled very soon. Secretary Carlisle has
not yet given any attention to the mat
ter, but it seems to be the general
opinion among treasury people CONVEX
SAINT with the situation that Lieutenant
{. +. Shoemaker, commander of the
revenue cutter Hudson, of New York
harbor, or Captain c. l.. Hooper, now
commander of the Rush in Bearing
sea, will receive the appointment. Both
of these officers have seen many years
service and are said to be thoroughly
competent TO fill the place.
COAST DEFENSE ORDNANCE
The fertilization board has finally
decided that if the Cramps desire TO
supply fifty twelve-inch mortars at So
500 each for the coast defense under
the terms of the Notifications approp-
Ration bill they must make the mortars
equal to the new all steel mortars.
Through their attorney the Cramps
contended that they were required
merely to build the mortars to equal
the steel-hooped cast-iron mortars, in
asmuch as that was the only weapons
OF the kind in actual use at the date
of the passage OF the appropriation
bill
AS the Cramps mortar is of case
metal and weighs $4,000 pounds, as
against 81, 900 for the standard all steel
mortar, it may be impossible for them
to bring it within the required dimen-
SionS.
Among other matters disposed Of by
the board at its last session was the
allotment of 81 200 for the purchase
of the Seabury Alp inch quick-firirc
gun, now being tested at Sandy Hook
in competition with the Canet, Arm
strong and Hotchkiss guns and the eX-
animation of plans for new gun car
riages and range finders.