New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-26
NEWS NOTES AT THE CAPITAf.
PNEUMATIC TUBE NAIL SERVICE NOT
FAVORED

pEoMrT ACTION IN THE RENToN CASE PROMISED
EY HONDURAS SPRINGER OFF FOR HIS
NEW POST APPOINTMENTS.
Washington. March gj-sccond Assistant Postmns-
,cr-Gcncral Nelson has returned from New-York
city. where he looked over the suburban and city
delivery systems OF that city and Brooklyn. lie de-
ni"1 that h- visit had any connection with pian
20 perfect the mail service between the United
states and Canada and said that the presence in
New-Yor az the time OF his visit Of Walter sweet
man. chief OF the Railway Mail Service OF Canada.
was purely accidental MIR. Nelson Inspected the
scheme ~ pneumatic tubes Tor facilitating the trans
por,atlon Of the mails but this subject he was
non-commlSal The matter OF pneumatic mail
service In the large Giles has been looked into by
department officials for some years and on every
occasion n was found that to establish such
system wons result IN an expenditure OF triple the
10 the dropping - large force OF men. who would
be loft without; means OF livelihood. The pne dmsiic
usel with tho same success and cheapness IN ne
United states In European countries. whore one
large city II about the only poin' whcr" sucn
s ,etsi'g yon,5 w,nt r. iamo ssryc" n pTycse o.
mis- KIND we're extended to one.
Hon iuras has promised the United States to act
promptly concerning the murder Of Mr. Kenton. the
american VINO was assassInaiei In that country
\ telegram o. this cGcC' has been received by
secretary Gresham from pierce " y Young MIN,
.s'er 90 Hon lurr- u i rippoFsl tnat M" Vsit OF
The crIrcr Mo-. somcry has caused tho Honduras
GlVcrumeui % mpV" WIN greater rapiNy tndn u
hss been mau'"sting
william VI Springer. Or Illinois. recently ap-
pointed United States Judge Ia tn" Indian Ter
titory left Washington tonight for Muscogee. 10
make preparations Tor opening the court IN May:
Mir Springer viii return 70 Washington IN amour
DAYS. Mrs. Springer IL IN poor fehIth
Nt.c-Consul-General TYLER. AZ Teh"ran. reports
10 tho state Department that IN American citizen
holds concessions for drilling hriesian wells for
irrigation purposes throughout Persia ana Tor the
Introduction 81 electricity in - various forms. out
sdc 81 tclcgraphy. into that country. The con-
SUFFICIENT capital to push those enterprises 10
successful issue.
Dr Salmon chief Of the Bureau OF Animal In
dustry o, the Agricultural Department to-day re-
celved copy m the proclamation issued by tho
Governor % South Dakota. prohibiting the i'm
porta,ion into that State OF Texas cattle on tho
This procls nation bears out the previous assertion
~ Dr. Salmon that the report was based on mis-
conception Of the facts The proclamation does
not refer to pleuro pneumonia, but ~ M exact re-
CULTURAL Department governing m" shinment OF
attic aiicted with Texas fever into the Northern
states.
lay. Joseph ". Cultivate. OF ohio. to be mem
hcr ~ the Roari OF Ordnance and Fertilization.
vice Byron VI Cutcheon. resigned. Julius g.
Martinique. West Indies. Mr. cultivate. like
General Cuicheon. whom he will succeed II an
member Of Congress. Ills Congressional career
bni an I'm the NI.INth Congress anf ended with the
Lila In the last Congress he was chairman 81
the House Committee on Military Anairs and a
member OF the Committee on Rules.