The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-05-16
TIE WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
srinor Matters OF Interest in the Capital
civ.

Nfinor Matters OF Interest in the Captai
City.
SUNDAY. MAY 5.-Tbe State Department is in
formed by Consul Monog han, at Chemnitz,
Germany that an effort is being made there
20 keep foreigners out of the technical in
dustfial and ind ustrial art schools. petit
ton TO that effect is being circulated in all
tie Saxon cities. The Consul has tried to
procure a copy Of the petition, but has not
succeeded. He is told that while lis pur-
pose as expressed in the preamble is general
IFS real Object is TO keep out Englishmen and
americans.
MONDAY, MAY 6.-Probably the most thor
ough and valuable, from a technical point
of view, of the reports emanatine from the
State Department is one just issued from Inc
Bureau of Statistics, devoted TO deserlp-
ton of the processes IN use IN the various
countries and provinces OF Europe Tor the
manufacture OF tin-plate as well as OF the
iron aud steel-plate forming the basis OF the
finished tin-plate. The inquiry was under
taken as the outcome OF a request from O
Pittsburg firm, in the course of which they
stated that The progress OF the tin plate IN
dustry in the United States had been very
much held back by the cost of producing the
sheets; that the bulk of the tin-plate pro-
duced in the United States is made from
sheets imported from Wales and simply
coated with tin here"
TUESDAY, May THE cotton report, as con-
soldsted by the Statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for the month of May,
relates to progress of cotton. planting, and
contemplated acreages. The amount of the
proposed breadth planted prior TO the LIST OF
Nav was 75.5 per cent, against SIG last year
and S53 the year before, which is III points
lower than the acreage usually planted at
that date. The returned estimates OF area
planted by States are as follows : North Car
DINA So: South Carolina. IS; Georgia, ~;
Florida, 95; Alabama, 81; Mississippi, "a;
Louisiana Sc; Texas, rs; Arkansas 79;.
Tennessee, 10 The indications at present
roint TO about the usual acreage in the States
OF North and South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
jama and Arkansas, and a reduction In the
States of Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and
Tennessee.
WEDNESDAY,, MAY Especial Agent Dickson.
Of the Pine Ridge Is. d. Indian Agency has
reported 10 the Ind ian Bureau that American
Horse. the noted Sioux Chief has been
rested by United States Marsbals on the
charge OF bigamy. While technically the
Edmunds act originally INTENDED TO destroy
polygsmy in Utah, extends 10 all the Terri
torial Districts in the United States, it has
never heen understood that the Trainers OF
that act and the Congress that passed it
contemplated that it would be applied to
the practices of Indians living in tribal re-
latious which is gradually eliminated by the
introduction of civilization. Indian Agent
Dickson reports that this aggressive move on
the part of the United States Marshas TO
ep force the Edmnnds law in The Indian Ter
ritory has for its chief purpose the collection
OF fees.
THURSDAY. MAY 9-The National Fencibles,
who won the championship cup for the best
drilled company in the United States. at
Omaha in 1893, and successfully retained the
same at the Interstate drill in Little Rock in
1894 and the Morton Cadets both OF WASH
inRton, left here over the Southern Railway
tonight on the vestibuled limited via At
laBta and Birmingham for Memphis, each
company carrying so men.
FRIDAY, MAY Io.-The Southern Baptist Con-
veBtion opened here this morning, TO con-
tinue several days There were about pa
delegates present
psrtment has the press the first number of
its new series OF bulletins on foreign markets.
This number is devoted to Great Britain and
Ireland, and contains lot of information CT
great value TO those interested in pushing
American products abroad. In his preface
Secretary Morton says: The United States
sold in foreign markets during the fiscal year
1894 $685., 20s, 937 worth Of American products
or that enormous amount the farmers OF the
United States furnished. the value OF $685.
563,03e worth. The worlds markets, there
fore. and their demands for American farm
products should be made familiar to all the
producers Of the United States"