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The morning times., 1896-04-26
. ALTIMORE ~
. AND OHM
RAILROAD.

Schedule in effect April I9, 1896.
Leave Washington from siauon corner OF
sew Jersey avenue ana Z street.
For Chicago ana NORTH west Vestibuled
Lnlted trains 80 q. H., S.06 D. M
For Cincinnati. st. Louis, aud Indianan-
Gus. Ees4euied Limited 45 p. M, ex-
For Pittsbufg and Cleveland. express
daily 30 u. N. and S 40 D. m
For Lexington ana Staunton. 30 a m
For Winchester and way stations. D5 80
For Luray. Natural Bridge. Roanoke
knoxville. Chattanooga. Memphis, and
New Qricans, 1880 p. N. daily; sleeping
For LuFay. 845 p. NJ. daily.
ZOO x7:lY, "A 30. Xs:o0, $50, 1880;
Sl0:OO, Gl2,Oo "a NJ; Xl2 90. 1910 X3:oO
Ss5. 1920, s 80, &S:O0. totS s:iS, 3S:SS; 1S:SS;
1II5. xI1:50, p. NJ; and x12 :01 night
Sundays, x7 90, I7:lO, q 80, xs:OO, X 1000
o. NJ: xl2O5. xl2:3b, 5oG, 1890, S:25,
49,, 1905 x5.lO, ESQ, xS:OO, xS:20;
ltl6i &dd,60; p; n1;, xl2:oI night.
and 4:zs D. III. Sundays. {: 80 a NJ, 81
For Frederick. as 90. b11:so m.c1.16
For HaEerst6wn, bill 80 a. NJ. and b5 80
For B oyd and way points, weekdays, 900
E. ~: 433o' 6;5o, 700 p IN. Sundays,
days, zoo, 900 a. ~, u 90, 300, 40:
435. $50, 5.3v, 7:U5, 11:SO d. M Sun.
days. 800 a. Ia. l;16. 6 50, f:O5. 1925
For Washington Junction and wav no,nt,
ee'OO a. NJ. Clio u. N. Express trains
stopping al principal stations only, b4 so,
e6.3O p- m.
ROYAL BLUE LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
All trains Illuminated with PiDtEch ljpbt
For Philadelphia, New York. BOSTON and
the East, week days, 700, 800. 1000 a
@. Dining Carr, l2:o0, 300, (5;O5 Dinip9
Carr. 500 p. ~. G2:O1 night Sleeping Car
open at 1000 O'Clock. Sundays, t7:05
b!nlng Car tS:OO m. Dining Carr, 1885
Dining Carr, 3:O0, (5:O0 Dining Carl S-00
n2:O1 night. Sleeping Car open Tor pas
Buffet Parlor Cars on all trains.
For Atlanuc City 1000 q. m, 2:OO noon
Sundays, 1925 y. m. oo-'
PE3cept Sunday Sunday aDaiy. csunday only.
Baggage called for aud Checker, fro,r h,-
tells and residences by Union TransreT ato,Ur ~
pany. on orders left at ticket offices. SI
PennsyivaniA avenue north west, New YorI
WA. B. GREENE, CHAS q SSITFp9I- IIp9I-
~nakeT' t=en- Pass. ct
The morning times., 1896-04-26
WITH THE AMATEURS.


The Crescents. n team OF Southeast WASH
ingtOn, defeated three teams in one week:
the Unions. 27 to o: the Silver Kings. 2S
TO q; the Eastern Eagles, 25 to 2. The
feature of the games was the pitching of
OF Kirby and the catching of Smith and
Martling. The CrcscentS will play all
teams OF fifteen-year and under. Address
challenges TO II. Reader, No. 276 Eleventh
street southeast.
The Eastern Stars are organized for the
season and would like to hear from all
teams OF fourteen years and under Send
challenges To 6. Miliar, go street south
east.
The Union Stars defeated the Young
Americans; score. % to Is. The teams
were as follows: s. Sanders, Ss.: Os.ood.
90; G. Whitted. 2b; Fl. Hclbig, l b; H. Renth,
c. f.; g. Garret. r. f.; Joe Harris. |: f.:
W. Anderson. p; E. Anderson, C; composed
the Stars. VI. Cleveland, 3b; g Hughes.
c.; l.. Sykes. r. f.: 81. Keeler. SIS: j Ryan.
lbi K. Wagner, p.:, composed the Ameri-
cauS. w. Rivers. umpire. Address all
challenges to James Swope, mana gel. 1 7O5
Eighth street northwest.
The Young Eastern Stars would like 70
hear from all teams of ten years and under.
Send all challenges TO c. Van Horn, Gil c
street southeast.
State of the G old Reserve.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close
of business yesterday stood at 81 %, ,5I7 900.
The withdrawals for the day were $4,000.
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The appearance Of the hand last erenir

The appearance of the band last evening
was the first it has made since il received
new uniforms. The Times was enthusi-
astfcaliy serenaded and during the rendi ton
of the several selections, which W ere
performed in front of the office, a crowd
or perhaps thousand people congrega ted
on the sraewalks in the near vicinity.
The Canton Potomac Band was organ
ized in 1S91 and has furnished music on
several notable occasions. 1t visi ted
Chicago in 1893. and has been several
times engaged by number of well-krown
civic and military OrganiZa tionS. The
band has u membership of forty-five. in
Guiding two instructors aud the drum ma or.
The musicians are divided in this order
cornet players, 10; buglers, 6; fi1ers. IL;
drummers, IS. This band claims to be
the oldest established juvenile band in the
CITY
The morning times., 1896-04-26
Southern Railway.
PIEDM0NT AIR LINE.)
Schedule in effect Jan. 6. 1896 !

n. D.. 4
An trains arrive and leave at Pennsylva
ala passenger station
m-Daiiy local for DanvIlle conuects
sG,s.ati 1anossas !or elT';sburg, daily, except
s0noay, ana at Lybshburg with the Nor
IoiE ana western, daily, aud with the Ches
epeake and Ohio, dIily for lbe EaInraI
Bridge and Clifton Forge ieA
11:l5a. m.-Daily, the UNITED sT.rrs
FAST MAIL, carries Pullman Buffer Siaar'
ers, New York and Washington To- IacilseeIP
Si, Sliie, uhtIlhg az Charlone with Pullman
Sleeper Tor Augusta, also Pullman Siaana9
New ork 10 New Orleans, via MontpnrneeppSI
connecting at Atlanta with PuIInns5 Sie.Ly, y,
Ut LOT birmingham, Memphis and st. Iouis
f:Ol p. m.-Local for Front Royai Bfvas.
ton ana sIrasDurg, daily, except Suiidsvt tef
ADJ p M DAILY. local for CfiarIotf t.sytiIo
sd8Ifa dhHiTa Rf RFaFRN FmaTFRRaNiy v%AASSHEIINGT0N AND
TIED, composed of Pullman vest fb1iad
Ileepers, dining cars and day coacSas
Pullman sleepers New York TO ASbeviIIs
via Charlotte, Columbia, Savannab1 iiipd; I.a.,
Jacksonville, and New York TO NaInnStutnu auu
via Birmin 2 ham; New York to New orIean1ss 1s
Railway vestibuled day coach WISnern
ington 70 Atlanta. Dining car, Grecnsht,nerrln t,er
TO ON Montgomery; &
OHIO DIVISION leave WanbinSJnn oA1nNSD IND
m daily aud AIS p: m. daily, excent 4Sn Snn. q
day, and6 20 pm. Sundays only. Tor tit,1ii6 4
h: re dnd ?; H SSa,,y, y, except ds sunday, for
Returning, arrive at Washington see q m
and 800 p. N. daily, from Round mi a. IA N
5:o6 q. IN. daily, except su1cay, from Hsrn.
oon. and S34 a. M daily, except SundaT.
from Leesbarg.
Through trains from the South arrive N.
Washington GAP a. m, 2:2O ~ ~
NJ, ana $40 p. m., dauy Manassas divIs.
lon, 1000 q. M, daily, except Sunday. and
$40 a. M, daily, from Charlottesville
Tickets, sleeping car reservation and I'm.
formation furnish edat offices, 81 and am
fennsy!TG MIA avenue and at PenngylyaniS
Railroad p asseng1r Station.
w. "a. GREEN, Gen. Supt.
j. II. CULP, Traffic Manager.
w. A. TURK. Gen. Pass. Agent
The morning times., 1896-04-26
Last DaY at Newnort

Newport, KY, April 2s.-The Q ueen City
Jockey Club closed its thirteen da ay meeting
today and will open again in August with
thirty day meet.
100, Ross, 3 to L, won; Clara Foley, 81.
j. Perkins, 8 to 1, second; Gus Straus, los,
Ham, to 1, third. Time, 1:16 Ia,
Second race -Four furlongs. Red, 11O,
Ovcrton, 3 to 3, won; Lady Keith, 1O5,
F. Russell, 6 to 1, third Time, O:4s IA
Third racc-One mile. Muskalonge, 96,
j. Perkins, 3 to 1, won; Alamo, 100, Ross,
to 2, second; Prince Imperial, 116,
Fourth race-One mile and an eighth
Probasco, los, j. Gardner, to /, won
Lightfoot, 100, j. Perkins, s to 2, second;
Elizbert. 1o5, Gerber, 10 to 1, third.
Time. :55.
Fifth race-one mile and seventy yards
Aimee Goodwin, 9S, ]. Gardner, 2 to l
won; bot Spur. es, ]. Perkins. to /
The morning times., 1896-04-26
CoRBETT WILL FORCE HIM.
Nettled at Fitzsimmons' Persistent
RnfnSoI fn Ei,yl,t

Refusal to Fight
New York, April % AruCles OF agree
ment for finish fight under Quee nsberry
rules between FitZsimmons and Corbett
were signed today by William A Brady on
behalf of Cor5ett and Dan a. Stuart OF
Texas, the third party to the agreement,
who offers purse OF $12000fCr the tight
The meeting was held at the Police Ca
Zctte office, stuart wired Fitzsifnmons at
Cincinnati, asking him TO have repre-
sentative at The meeting. Martin Julian,
FiuZ's manager, wired back that neither
Fitzsimussls nor himself would be present
to consider an offer frCm anybody for a
match with Corbctt. Julian added that no
offers would he considered on behalf OF
Corbett until the latter had met aud de-
fcated either Maher or Slavin.
Brady was ncttled at Julian's reply and
said he would bet $4,000 70 $4,000 that
Corbetb would defeat Fitzsimmons ia a
finish fight. He also said. he would bet
$4,000 even tina aticorbett could knock
out FitzsimmoIs in ten rounds.
FitZSimmons, 1t is said, Will leave for
Engia nd next week. Brady announced that
if this was fact Corbett would follow him
on the next boat and force him To fight.
The morning times., 1896-04-26
Supcestion of a Fan,

Editor Times: Here is suggestion which
l think would meet with general favor
among the local fans. That is the placing
OF Jimmy Rogers al third base aud trans
ferring 'Scrappy'' 10 the initial bag, thereby
greatly increasing our batting strength in
the infield.
With the players placed as above think
will be generally conceded that our in
field would be second 10 none in the
league, both in batting and fielding. OF
course we must have Jack Crooks back
o. second, ard with the change above men
toned ! am confident we would have
a team that would be justly entitled to
represent the Capital City and bear the
naDe of the Senators.
These are not merely my own sentiments,
but those OF hundreds OF my acquaintanCeS,
and have no doubt bUt that Thousands of
others agree with me In this. l very
sincerely none that the above change will
be at least given trial. II. X B.
The morning times., 1896-04-26
Mondays Entries at Lexington.
aYin x nril % rinr 60

LeAlhstoni N.Y. Apfli So.-EHtrleS Tor
Monday:
First race--Inaugural; three-quarters of
a mile. Dorothy, 50; NJ. V. ]. and Amy
T., 80 each; MarIel Harkness, 100; Zanone
and Warrck, 102 each; Kamiro, los;
Gurgle, Ill; Simon W. 116.
Second race,One n9 mile. Cashier, e5;
80; Tariff Reform, 83; Rejected, 90:
Bonnie Dundee, 81; Half Mine, 90; Ace,
Frontman, and Sligo, 100 each; Lester, 1O1;
Rasper, 106.
Third race-Distillers stakes; one mile
and a sixteenth; Prince Lief, 103; Cherub,
81; Semper Ego, Gallon dor, and The
Winner, 50.
Fourth race-Four and one-h alffurlongs
Love Joy, 115; Sangamon, The Gamer,
selbach, Goosellver, jolly Son, Gee CAV,
Red, Fortunate, T w. W., and Old Sport,
Fifth race-Four and one-half furlongs
Evening Chat, Virginia, Moore, Tempesta,
La Princess, suissun, Break Away, Cappy,
Tin Cup, The Blossom, Princess Maud, High
Society, Lady Hope, Amiable, Eugenia
Wicks, and Lady Rover, 115 each.
The morning times., 1896-04-26
The Chamber Suite!

Have you ever seen the one we sell for SIS? Three
peces-sod oak-fue French beveled-plate mirror in
dresser-beautfuy shaped top-headboard and dresser
elegantly carved Take that you don't pay SIS for
the same suite elsewhere. We still selling six-foot
solid extension table for hair
ST. springs ST. IS What's the of pay
ing cash-when your CREDIT is good here If you've
got little money put away-KEEP IT-you will need it
for more serious things than furniture buying.
The morning times., 1896-04-26
SHOWING THEIR NEW UNIFORMS.
Canton Potomac Juvenile Band Sere-
nades The Times.

The juvenile band connected with Canton
Potomac. Uniform Rank, I. o. o. F.,
attracted considerable attention on Penn
sylvania avenue last evening by the excel
lence of the music which they furnished
and by their bright new uniforms and per
feet marching. The band, under the
leadership of j. T. Robey and William
Jordan. made splendid appearance and
were Justify cheered while on the street.
The morning times., 1896-04-26
The ParlOr Suite!

We surprise you the Suite sell for S50-six
pieces-upholsered in very rich two-coor Silk Damas
it's the Suite that the cash folks sell for S65-try
and SEE! whole floor full of other Suites in Tapestry
Silk Plush and Brocatee. Never mind if you ARE going
to pay cash-our prices LOWEST land comparison
will it. Take look through the other stores before
you come here.
The morning times., 1896-04-26
The Refrigerator!

You may as we'll have GOOD one-it doesn't cost any
One of will last lifetime. The interior is
made of galvanized STEEI4-not zinc. Mineral wool
packing-deep ice chamber-and the whole interior is
easily cleaned. Any size that you think of is here
single and double doors-with without watercooler
The crowd that after those 81 80 Ice Chests last
Monday nearly took breath away-they gone
jify-more tomorrow-same prce-hurry if you want
The morning times., 1896-04-26
second; HippogrIff, 1913, N. Morris, 10 to /,

third. Time, / 40.
Sixth race-Six furlongs. Miss Young,
1O6, Paget, to 10, won; Tough Timber,
1O6. Ross, 6 to /, second: CuticIene. 81 ,
j. Gardner, 4 to /, third. Time, 1:15.
Evening star., 1896-10-07
EXTRADITION REFUSED
Judge Hagner Denies Requisition From
State Of Pennsylvania.
Miss johnson, Mr.. Lyon md Mr..
Sprague Discharged From Custody
Proceeding I'm Court.

The application of the governor of Penn
sylvania, upon his requisition, for the ar
resi- and surrender to the agent of that
state of Isaac S. Lyon q member of the
District bar; Nathan Sprague, a colored
local real estate dealer, and Fannie B. s
Johnson, a colored school teacher, indicted
last June in Philadelphia for conspiracy and
false pretenses. came up before Judge Hag-
rer this afternoon, the accused parties be-
ing represented by Attorneys f. H. Thomas
and E n. Hewlett, Assistant District At
torney Jeffords appearing on behalf of the
state agent
This is the case which, explained In
yesterdays Star, grew out Of the sale OF
two lots of ground here two or three years
ago, the defendants being charged with
defrauding Geo. w. Johnson. the alleged
owner Of the land. After reading the
requisition papers and the two indictments
Mr.. Hewlett claimed that the parties are
lot fuSitives from Justice, Mr. Lyon and
Miss Johnson not having been in Phlladel-
phia at the time. He also contended tina,
the indictments fail to set out any crime
Mr.. Jeffords however, insisted that if the
papers are regular and the parties wanted
are the ones mentioned in them, then they
should be surrendered.
Judge Hagler, how ever, held that The
defendants might show that they were no;
In Philadelphia a the time, and MIR. Lyon
and Miss Johnson took the stand and tes-
titled that they were not in Philadelphia al
the tire mentioned In the fundamentally
l., 1884.
Mr.. Hewlett then asked fer their dis.
charge, Mr. J,fCrds, in opposing The mo-
ton, arguing that in the conspiracy case
1t was not necessary fo- Lyon and the xo-
II an to be in Philadelphia, SO long as 1,
appeared that Spraglle was th4re AMI that
the other Two defendants conspired wi: i
him here or elsewhere to defraud Johnson
Judge Hagner explained that he would
discharge Lyon and Miss Johnson because
he had reached the conclusion ;hat they
were not in Philadelphia al the tim.
charged. There could not be constructive
prestHce of them there at that time bu,
IL was necessary to show that they W.r,
actually. physically there at the time
The judge having expressed an intention
10 release Lyon and the woman Mr. JEFF
fords stated that he would in that event.
not object to the same action by the court
in the case of Sprague.
FOR the reasons already stated by him
Judge Hagner decided TO discharge all
three defendants. and then he went on to
explain that he had also reached the con-
crslon that the indictment against Sprague
failed to substantially charge an ofr-nse.
Therefore, holding that Mr.. Lyon and Miss
johnson are not fugitives from justice, and
that no offense had been charged against
Mr.. Sprague on which he could he tried
the judge discharged the three defe nda nts
and refused to grant their extradition.
In doing SO he commented on the fact thai
the indictments were not returned until
last June. while the offenses were alleged
to have been committed more than two
years ago.
Evening star., 1896-10-07
CONSUL GENERAL CRITTENDEN.
Reprtmanded for Giving nm Official
Report to the Newspapers

The action of the Department of State in
administering reprimand to Gen. Critten-
den, United States consul general to Mex
leo, for holding correspondence with news
papers on official matters was taken under.
the requirements not only of the depart
mental regulations but of the United States
Revised Statutes. Section 1751 of the stat
utes expressly forbids any diplomatic or
consular officer to communicate with an
individual or newspaper touching the pub
lie affairs of any foreign government. or
with any person other than the proper
officers of the United States This is the
general interdicton, but in addition the
departmental regulations prohibit it's Off
GERS from communicating to the news
papers the matter of any official report
1T is said al the department that MIR. Crit
tenden was called upon for report upon
the labor question in Mexico and that he
communicated the substance of his report
to a New York newspaper. Attention be-
ing drawn to the matter, an admoniton
was sent to the Offending official such as is
usual in these cases, which are not at all
infrequent, generally happening through
the ignorance of the consul of the prohi-
btion. All this happened while Secretary
Olney was absent from Washington and
without his knowledge.
Evening star., 1896-10-07
FLORIDA'S RETURNSDE
Indications That Rloxham, Democrat, Will
Have $4,000 Plurality.
October Elections VIII be Abolished
First Operation of the Austria
.... lian Ballot Law.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October 7.-Tht
counting of the votes cast In yesterdays
election for state officers and legislature
is progressing slowly and unsatisfactory
on account of this being the first vote
under the new Australian ballot law Re
turns are greatly delayed and thus far are
so meager that no more can be said than
that the democrats claim plurality of ~,
600. while the republicans claim Bloxha
the democratic candidate for governor, will
not have more than 1900 plurality, and
that Sheats, who is running for superin.
tendent of instruction on the same ticket,
will have even less. Both claims are
guesses.
(Noon.)-Returns from yesterdays cleo
ton are still very incomplete. Eighteen
counties partly heard from give Bloxham,
democrat, ten thousand majority over Gun
by. republican.
Indications are that Bloxham will have a
plurality of twenty-five thousand votes.
The republicans have never made any claim
that they would carry the election, and 1t
has only been a question as to how large
the democratic plurality would be-
The constitutional amendment aboishing
October elections was ratified almost be-
yond expectation.
From the slight returns SO far received
it is difficult to base an estimate as to how
the next legislature will stand for Sena-
tor except that Senator Calls followers
will be greatly in the minority.
The majority probably will be divided he
tween several candidates. In Duvall coun
ty, in which jacksonville is situated, re-
turns show the probable election of J. N
c. Stockton and f. w. Pope bolting dem
ocrats who are favorable to Call.
Gov BloXham. in reply to a dispatch an.
nouncing his election, sends the following
to the Citizen:
My efforts will be given to a continue
ton of economical administration, Still
further advance in our educational system
strong encouragement to immigration, the
pushing Of lines of transportation to those
sections of the state still requiring it, and
the development as rapidly as possible OF
the varied resources of Florida"
Sheats, democratic candidate for state
superintendent Of public instruction, rar
behind his ticket, but not sufficiently to de-
feat him.
Gov. Mitchell was elected clerk of the cir.
cult court Of Hillsboro' county.
Evening star., 1896-10-07
Mail and ExpreSs' New SteD,

NEW YORK, October I'm announcing
the change in it's news service the Mail
and Express today says:
THE Mail and Express has withdrawn
from the United Press and from the United
Press Local News and has become q men,
Der of the Associated Press and its allied
local organization. Our readers may rest
assured that they will not lose anyt hing
but rather be gamers by this change, as
the Mail and Express firmly believes that
the news service of the Associated Press
is more complete and more reliable than
that of any other press news organiza-
ton now in operation, and the Mail and
Express will continue in the future Its past
policy of securing for its readers all the
news with the utmost dispatch compati-
BILE with accuracy.
Evening star., 1896-10-07
Personal Mention,

Judge Bowler, controller Of the treasury.
has returned from Bar Harbor, where he
spent his vacation. Mrs. Bowler will not
return to the city until next week.
Mr.. VIM. ]. Nolan of the Yakima Wash. J
Indian School is in the city. He will return
to- his duties on the coast within a few
days
Col. Mckenzie of the Corps of Engineers
has returned from his holiday in the north
west and has resumed his duties as assist
ant chief of engineers at the War Depart
ment.
Mr.. w. w. Barnes has returned to Wash
ington after a ten days trip to Virginia
Capt. Nicoll Ludlow, on waiting orders
is at the Army and Navy Club.
Assistant Engineer ]. r. Morris Of the
New York navy yard is in the CITY,
Mr. Percy 7. Lowd has left for his former
home, Jackson, Miss.
Mr.. Lewis H. Finney, jr., private secre-
tary to Secretary Herbert has returned
from a two months K: ~ lSurope most
of which time he s1ent hicyc::ss IN 3>>pce,
Evening star., 1896-10-07
SEED DIS TRlB UTION
Hearing on the Application to Enjoin secre-
tary Of Agriculture.

The case of D. NJ. Ferry & Co. of Detroit,
Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture and Special Seed Agent Enos 5.
Harnden, in which the complainant COM
pany seeks to enjoin the defendants from
purchasing and distributing seeds under a
recent act of Congress, came up before
Judge Cox today. On behalf of the de-
PENDANTS Assistant Attorney General j..
NJ. Dickinson demurred to the bill of COM
plaint praying that it be dismissed.
In his demurrer Mr.. Dickinson claims
that on the complainants' own showing
they are not entitled TO the injunction. He
also says that there are other persons,
necessary parties to the bill, who have not
been made parties to 1t.
He further says that the bill is exhibited
against the defendants in respect of sep
arate and distinct contracts between the
United States and the several successful
bidders for the seeds, which contracts
have no relation to each other 1t is also
Gained by the defendants that the con-
tracts have been completed and that the
seeds must be delivered not later than De-
cembe.- II.
The case proceeded to argument Mr. Ma
thaniel Wilson. on behalf of the complain
ants, contending that the act of Congress
is unconstitutional, and that the business
of the complainants and other dealers will
be irreparabiy injured
Mr.. Dickinson, while not denying that
the CO nplainants and other dealers nigh:
lcse some business, insisted that that fact
would not entitle them to the injunction.
He also contended that the law is valid
and constitutional.
Judge Cox disposed of the case by sus-
tanning the demurrer of the defendants
He therefore refused to grant the injunc-
tion whereupon Mr.. Wilson, for the COM
plainants, noted an appeal to the Court of
Appeals
Evening star., 1896-10-07
COAST DEFENSES.
Secretary Lamont to Pay Particular
Attention to Them In His Report.

Secretary Lamont has just returned to
Washington from the lower Delaware
river. He is taking an active personal in
terest In the question of coast defense, and
his visit to the entrance to the Delaware
was made in company with Gen. Craighiil
the chief of engineers, for the special pur-
pose Sf Looking over the sites selected for
the placing Of new batteries and works
that will command the approach to Phila-
delphia. He made a similar trip about two
weeks ago to Fort Washington, on the Poto-
mac, in company with the chief of engi-
neers. to look at the progress being made
in the construction ftmodefn defense for
the national capital He Is gathering data
for full treatment of this subject in his an
nual report. Although the appropria tions
made for coast defense last Congress are
largely in excess of those made in recent
years, the plans of the Notifications board
as they stand approved by the secretary
Of War, were so va digested that the en-
gineers and ordnance officers were able to
make uneXampled progress toward their
execution. In consequence they have al
ready nearly disposed of the money
through contracts, and have drawn their
estimates for further appropriations to con-
tinue the work.