Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-14
THE CABINET HARD AT WORK Dr. ID. s. Davis of Birmingham
 Read Paper BEFORE THE GYNEC0L0GISTS Mr. Clevela k~ nd MT. Stevenson Being Pur-
 ; sued by Crank. A CRf g SwoRDFISH IS AFTER THEM A y S Commission Will Proceed to Asscss nages Suffered by Canadian Seal .s ing Vessels Consular Crop
 Reports.
BEFORE THE GYNECOLOGISTS
q SWORDFISH IS AFTER THEM

Washington, Nov 13.-Secretary Her. bert returned to Washington with the | president and resumed his duties at the | navy department today. Secretary La-
 mont remained in New York. When he | will return is not known. Secretary Her | bert has declined the invitation of the l Merchants association of Boston to at- l tend their banquet on the 18th instant Business prevents his acceptance. Secretary Carlisle is devoting nearly all his time now to the preparation of his | annual report. He visits the treasury,
 but remains only a short time. He is doing his work at home, where he is not subject to interruption.
 Secretary Herbert says the navy de- partment has made public all the infor-
 nation 1t has in it's possession about the | injuries to the battleship Texas, and | there is nothing to add at present Other | officials decline to comment on the case. | AS a matter of fact, the Southern Asso- | ciated Press accounts of yesterday left nothing more to be told until the final ex- | tent of the trouble is determined, the re- | sponsiblity placed and the remedy de- cided upon. It is customary to appoint a court of inquiry to investigate an occur renee of so grave a character, as was done when the cruiser Columbia's bottom was bent in when she was steaming down the Delaware, and was again resorted to after her mishap in the Southampton dock a court-martial resulting in the lat ter, which found Captain Sumner guilty of not being diligent, and in consequence he was relieved of his command. No steps in this direction have yet been taken in the case of the Texas but it Is not seen how a court of inquiry can be avoided. The opinion Is expressed that ch Ua ardc uynf hnx to build the ship without material alter ations to strehgthen the frame work, and that the department, if 1t had called for bids from private contractors would have discovered the futility of attempting to | construct so large an armed vessel within | the $2,60O,000 limit fixed by congress. At this mornings session of the South l srn Gynecologists papers were read by Drs, J. D. s. Davis of Birmingham Ala; J. T. Wilkinson of sherman, Tex; George
 Bentamin Johnston of Richmond, Va: W. F. Westmoreland of Atlanta, Ga.; Christian Fenger of Chicago, Edmond Somehow of New Orleans and Louis Me- Lane Tiffany of Baltimore.
 This mornings session of the general assembly of the Knights of Labor was de- voted to further discussion of the report of the committee on credentials.
 There appears to have been misun- derstanding on the part of some assem- plies with regard to the representation al- lowed under the new article of the con- stitution adopted last year and this re- suited in the sending of some delegations larger than the constitution permitted. It has taken the better part of the two days to straighten out this tangle. Herman Hillyer of Missouri called at the White house this morning and made ineffeotual attempts to see Vice-Presi- dent Stevenson and the president. He said he was pursued by a crazy sword fish and wanted protection from the gov enment. Hillyer created a disturbance on being refused admitance and was ta- ken to police station.
 Consul Bidlake reports to the depart ment of state from Barranquillab that Colombia has an immense crop of good | coffee this year. In the warehouses at Giradot and Yeguas there are now 54,- 900 sacks of coffee awaiting shipment, and 1t is estimated that there are yet 100000 sacks for exportation.
 The convention looking to the settle ment of the claims arising out of the cap ture of Canadian sealing vessels in Beh- ring sea, prior to the Paris awards has been practically finished. It Is now in Secretary Olney's hands, and has received the approval of the British ambasador. It provides for joint commission con- sisting of one representative each from Great Britain and the United States to
 meet at Victoria, B. C., to assess the damages suffered by the Canadians If
 the two commissioners fail to agree third
 member will be chosen.
 report received at the state depart
 ment from Consul Dean at Naples states that 1t is estimated that the orange and
 lemon crop of southern Italy will be less than last year or about two-thirds of the average. This applies also to all citrus fruits of southern Italy.