New-York tribune., 1895-11-05
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
A A COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE SUBJECT
OF DEEP WATERWAYS.

AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION IN SOUTH
ArR,cA-NAvAL AFrAIRs-THE ANTI-Po-
LYGAMY ACT IN FORCE IN THE DIS
TRIcT OF COLUMBIA.
Washington. Nov. 4.-Under authority OF the act
Of Congress providing for joint Cahaoian anu
United States commission to inquire into ana repo''
on the feasibility OF establishing deep wa'e%rway' %
between the Great Lakes anu the AtIah',o
h prssIdent to-day appo nted James Il. Angel OF
Michigan; John r. Russell. OF Massdchuset.Is, au
LYMAN q. Cooley, OF Illinois, as American CoN'ii's
s,oners.
President Cleveland has received letter from
charles r. De Garno Dlrector-General OF the In
ternational Industrial Exhibition, at Johannes
burg South Africa. inviting Americans 10 MAKE CA
nibits and stating that the occasion offers an op-
nortunity TO introduce and advance American prod
ucts The exhibition is 10 be neld at Johannesburg
Iurng the months OF May and June, 1896.
Chief Engineer Ferry OF the Navy has just re-
turned from a tour Of 900 miles on the Great
Lakes made the steamships Zen-th CITY anu
Victoria. for the purpose of observing the "or"sS
OF the Babcock & Wilcox and the scotch ss poilerS
The Navy Department Is considering the advsaDi
lty OF fitting the six new gunboats win these , Doll
ers and Engineer Perry was detaiied 70 INSPECT
and f the present plans OF the Depar tment can De
carried out three of the six new boats WIZ , nav
Scotch boilers and three the baocoeh @ ""'0N
boilers.
IRE of the Ammen ram Katahdin to attain the re-
quired speed until the official report OF the uia'
board has been considered. 1t is likely that the
Secretary Will de.ay dLsposing of the matter until
Congress meets in order to give the bath IRON
Works of Bath, Me, the contractors Tor the vessel
an opportunity to secure modification OF the eN,
niicIt language OF the contract that II the vesse
Sa 10 make sev anteen knots she shall De re)ecteu
instead OF T ner TO- the failing of in
speed. The Anal oficla; report of the Katahdin's
reduce the speed bringing the fguros down TO ltll
knots instead Of H. as imperativey required py tne
contract The Katahdin did wonderfully y however,
in horsepower Development making No more 'hal
estimated
Movements Of naval vessels have been reported to
the NAVY Department as follows: The Monocacy
sailed from Shanghai to-day for Che-Foo, the De-
troit arrived at Hong Kong on Saturday the Ian, Ian,
caster sailed from Sewp96t tGaay rGr ns s ew
port to-day.
The annual report Of Commander F. E. Chadwick.
chief OF the Bureau of Equipment OF the Navy De-
partment. shows that 9S.s5 tons of coal were pur-
chased last year for the Of the Navy. as against
1895 tons for the s. at uas a9 s pa
lost OF 81 & as sfaHsSt Se 70 Year 40 precsins there would
have been a deficit Of s1i6CoO. A large saving was
Nv .ennr the GSr suppy G here @ the States
The Postofice Department to-day denied the
privileges OF the United States mails to the Safe
Deposit Watch Company, OF No. Murray-st
New-York The company advertised as an induce
ment a gold watch to be given away free upon re.
ceipt Of money for another article. but the watch
sent by them was small tin aHair, one-hali men
in circumference, without works
The Edmunds-Tucker Anu-Polygamy act. as
amended by the act OF 1887 is in force in the Dis
r.ct OF Columbia, and persons guilty OF adultery
ls defined therein subject TO its penalties for
that offence SO the District Court OF Appeals de-
cided to-day In opinion read by Chief Justice
Alvy upon a case growing out of the crusade be-
gun last spring by the District officials against vio-
lators OF the law Two OF the offenders appealed
from the Judgment OF conviction In the criminal
court, alleging that the law was not In force in
the District OF Columbia In the opinion, the Court
says that the first five sections and the tenth Sec
ton OF the act applicable 10 the District These
include all the vital ones which make an unmar-
r,ed man living with married woman guilty as
well as she and make a husband or wife competent
witness against the other to prove the fact OF mar
riage.
As a result OF a conference between the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the Civil Service Commits
sioners, arrangements are being perfected to send
to the President for his approval an amendment TO
the civil Service rules placing under the classified
service the assistant attorneys OF the Secretary $
Land Ofice of the Interior Department.