New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-22
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
THIEVES AT THE JAPANESE LEGATION.

THE PRESIDENT AND HIS OFFICIAL FAMILY OFF
FOR ATLANTA-BIcYcLEs IN THE SIC
NAL CoRPs-coNTRoILER EcKELs
BACK AT WORK.
| Washington Oct 2l.-The japanese Legation N
| this city was entered last night and money ana
| jewery to the amount OF 500 taken After the
| thief gained an entrance he went to the room OF
the second secretary and secured $26 in money ana
two punches of keys. lie then went into room
adjoining where he used the keys to unlock sort
of jewel chest and took from two gold waEme e
and quantity Of eWery He winddw 0 on last
Friday night some one entered ,ne oa Sndnws
| on this occasion the burglar went up 10 the smal!
dningroom on the second moor ana are, t bnwever
without taking three bottles of the Minister'S pri-
waite stock.
President Cleveland made three brief speeches
| to-day and listened TO three others The several
| occasions which the respective remarks were
| made were the presentations of three new dplo-
matte representatives Of foreign countries accredited
"a the United States. 1t a sort of clearing-up
dav prior 10 the Presidents departure for Atlanta
for the reception OF foreign Ministers recently ar
rived in America ~ ~
| The three newly accredited representatives, are
Baron Thedm. Minister from Portusar, '" pr,n n,
Castle Minister from Hawaii and Tonsah, a nr nrn
Minister from Denmark Baron Th eann snd Mr.
Brun at o'clock Hi the presentations We're m ri6e
S by the state Department and the White
The President received the new ,S Mn in eaeh
instance after the Minister had presence h md
dentas in short speech respsonded in an ap-
propriate manner. Mr. Thedim ana MI hininmatic
a,rke entities them and accompanies, by
an attache. Mr.. Castle VINO was IN NV Secretary
Oiney.
| The marty which accompanied President CleVeiahu
to Atlanta was composed entirely of members OF
his official family. Mrs. Cleveland did NOT go. me
marty comprises Secretary and Mrs Carisie' "eo'e
tarv and Mrs. Lamont. Secretary HERBERT anu MS
| daughter. Mrs Mcou; Secretary Morton ana MISS
Wor,or postmaster-General and Mrs. Wilson, Pri-
vate Secretary and Mrs. Thurber, Mrs. Harmon ,i,e
wife OF the Attorney General and secreSry S % so
Attorney, Harmon b sr Til in o Atlanta a
The special train bearing the parry git O'clock to-
ton over the sout T., ntanta afternoon
A dinner will be given the party by me u,, hsVe
Of Aan5a at fbo Hrasen and will remain in At
n sy1n begin when The 'Gs %
sday Colonel T be g. 'q'fS s'ea
era passenger agent Of the Soutnepn tn w"
haTe tTan 81 one Of the handsomes seen in
this country It was made up under the direct su
psssCn Of ~ cdmp sna" Frs and
smoking car: then the compartmen IrSuinp,nn
T Del having been RENTED for this trip The car Is
probably the magnificent example OF car to ~
| str,ctjon in existence and was butt at Cos! y,
sS5 oo It contains twelve compartments eacn htIed
up with all the toilet n Itself The last car
| ,e Mr. Pullman's private coach. the Wlldwp1ou ~
has large sa sale 4e,n In Re 'u e. c.
| tibnIe dInng-car will be attached 10 the Tram anu
| run through TO Atlanta
Controller Eckes. who has been absent IN Europe
| for six weeks resumed his duties at the treasury
| department to-day
| 81 General (,reey, Chel SlSndl
| omcer contains some interesting points he SPEAKS
If the advantages derived by the use OF the "oFc'
, in repairing the telegraph lines In one case "
| break on the line located two mhes Ho'" '
| station In twenty minutes-less time una" "o"''
| have been consumed In obtaining mount AZ an
! other station Taylor's ranch Utah the olcEo'e %
resulted In a single year in greater saving TO the
| Government than The cost of the machihe. -.
| speclal attention Is given by the Signal corps 10
the suitable eauipment OF its flying telegraph trans
These trains. equipped as far as prscteapee Tort
| the most modern appliances are locaten d. can
Riley Kansas; Fort Grant, n,ISn1 Kan ro' and at
the preSi enon Of reslng out and recovering wire
| and OUTPOST cable by bicycle automatlcaiiy mas -
been concluded and this corps now ma ~, - yer
SecIy The same automatic device is now being
Allied to an outpost cable cart three Of when nay
s,ea GOOD results as in the OF the bicycle Ihis
viii give Signal Corps an eqnpmen, Sui "nr and
taSing up line the operators being at All ,iFI ,b
communication with the base Easn Gin bcyce
| and cable carts fitted with automatic devices
| ,,os, comnlete work In signalling was done by the
| special detachment al Fort Trumonii' oo''N, !"
| Connection with the Signal Corps Of Network
and Co Td Saya Reserves Messages by flag and
heunpraph we're transmitted rapidly ana accurately
h hetot in fhe Morse and general service codes
The Treasury gold to-day is ssass7'i'.
telegram was received at the Treasury De-
nar,ment to-day from Supervising Architect AIKEN
| satod Portland ore. stating that he would reach
| Washington on October Is Numerous te'esraihs
: have been sent Mr.. Aiken on the Pacific Coast Du,
they did reach him ana Mntil 'odS e. NJ rran
| sco was instructed to find MIN II possible ana ne
Intercepted him at Portland. az, NIr Aiken
| left here August % last
,,.rv member OF the Mother Supreme Counci!
- ,he world. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Of Free Masonry twenty-seVen In hummer was "
o,,endance al the biennial session, wh'cn ocsah III
the temple here at noon to-day to continue 'h'oush
| 49, o,eek \ Grand Commander. without doup,
, a.,e y Caswell of California. VIII De eiec'eu
81 ,,nceed the late Philip &. Tucker OF leNas Wiz
died here Snrthern and Southern jurisdictions Will
not be considered efforts IN 'nS S dennt,ns 70 com
nncate degrees and the collection OF res lor M
! supreme Council are the pi'nc'p"' " VIZ
| cussion.
| - ,,,.o, Governor OF New-Mexico. reports
| W. T. Thornton 'oNe'"' -, -. h.a ~, w.
| that the population during the year mas NOV ma
| 80 ,,oraased The total bonded Indebtedness
''a'', ,, an n JIly 25 1880 $4,000 There
S Sav yne been no railways built in the Territory during
the last year but there are sVeI nndl,ion and wool
shnning mas been carried on eN,., n,s roir,c IN =
| ernor Thornton states tnaI we ,,,,,ng
| drstries In the Territory are Te''''"s'
rpAy yEWTOWY CREEK BRIDGE
United States Dstrct-Attorney Bennett YESTERDAY
cent TO the supervisors-at-Large Of h'hts ana
| WI - a. ,o,,or. stating that he is directed