The sun., 1895-04-17
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
The Rehring Sea Conference May BE POST
poncd Until October.

WAsuINGToN, April l6.-A telegram was
ceived at the British Embassy to-day from
Lord Aberdeen. the Governor-General of Can
ada stating that in view OF the early assem-
bling Of Parliament on the 18th inst, the
members of the Ministry whom it was desired
should be in Washington to be consulted with
reference to the new treaty. for the settlement
of Chains arising against the United States for
seizures in Bchrng Sea will not leave until
Parliament shall have ad iourned Under these
circumstances the conference will probably not
be held before Oct. next. The consideration
and preparation of the treaty need not neces-
sarily consume more than n fortnight. SO that 1t
can be sent TO the senate for ratification imine-
diately upon the assembling OF Congress IN De-
Cembcr next.
The colOrcd people OF the District of Columbia
to-day celebrated the anniversary Of the abol!-
ton of involuntary servitude in the District by
n street parade and public exercises. The pro-
cession was reviewed at the White House by
the President, who stood alone on the p9rtico.
District commissioners. At Lincoln Park IL
great crowd gathered about lincoln's statue
son. Prof j. Garland Penn. and others All tho
InarShals in the parade wore Grape. out OF re-
spcct to the memory OF Frederick douglass.
lie National Academy OF Sciences, the most
august scientific body in America, convened
this morning at the National Museum in annual
session. Prof. o. c. Marsh OF New Haven,
President OF the orRanlZallOn, prtsiucu. inc
morning session was taken up in hearing read
papers on soil hacteriP by NJ. +. Ravcnc!, and
on the composition Of expired air and its effect
upon animal life. by Dr. J. :. Billings. nited
States army. Tomorrow tho council Will elect
President and home Secretary for ak years
and six additional members of the council for
one year. On Thursday there will be nm cleo
tion OF five new members OF the Academy. ana
on the same day the Watson medal VIII be pre-
sented to :. G. Chandler for researches In vari-
able stars and the variation OF latitude.
| Col Joseph B. Smith, Assistant Surgeon-Gen-
cral. will be placed on the retired list Of the
| army on Thursday next on which day he
| reaches the age OF "a years. Col. Smith was
| born in New \ Ork. from which state he en-
| tered the service in 1864 During his service lie
| was twice brevcted. in March. 1869 to Iieulen-
! ant ( 0oncl for superior ability and excellent
| management Of the affairs Of his department"
| and to Colonel in November. 1866. for ',meri-
toriOus services and devotion 10 the sick during
| the prevalence OF cholera at Little Rock, Ark.
| to-day detach!ng Commodore Edward i. Potter
| from duty as Governor Of the Naval Home.
Philadelphia and placing him on he retired
| list. Commodore Potter entered the Naval
| Academy from Illinois in 1880 lie has had
| total sea service of nineteen years and two
! months. shore duty Of seventeen years and six
| months. and for seven years and three months
| has hrcn unemployed.
! Fourth-ciAss Postntsters were to-day a9-
! pontrl a. follows in Nrw York state: i. &. Nc
! Eay Lakewood. vice Miss B. q. Partridge.
! moved; !. f.. Campbell. Sutfern, vice j. j. Trap