The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
Happenings At Washington
CREAM CT THE NEWS, CULEED
FROM THE DAILY PAPERS.
Which Will be of More or Less Iuter-
est to the General Reader.

The closes: inquiry fails to disclose any
chauSe In the policy of the State Department
! toward the Turkish question, and i'm particu-
| iar respecting the movements of the little dis
patch boat, Bancroft From tho first tho
officials OF both the State and NAVY depart-
| ments have been reti"ent on this subject and
! have refused to state where tho boat is going
further than TO make public the official or
ders to her commander. These orders di-
| rccted him to report on arrival at Gibraltar
| To Admiral Scifridgc. commanding the Euro
| pean squadron, and to take all further orders
| from him. 1t can be- stated positively how
; ever that no orders have gone forward since
| Tho original instructions to Admiral SCI ridge
| nor or any on the way now touching the
| inture movements OF the Bancroft.
| Ih" vessel upon arriving at Gibraltar was
| ordered by Admiral S;l'ridge to proceed to
| Smyrna, and she is due at that place in a
| day or two. The Cincinnati is nlso on the
way to the same point. At Smyrna are now
| assembled the flagship San Francisco the
! Minneapolis and the Marblehead. The pur-
pose OF the gathering is to meet the Cincin-
| natl and the Bancroft, which bring out drafts
! OF new men to taEe the place of sailors whose
. terms OF enlistment are about to expire, for
: if they arc kent longer tho government must
/ pay them extra compensation. The men re-
! li"ved are to be placed on tho Marblehead,
whose place on tho station will be taken by
the Cincinnati and tho Marblrhead will come
| home. Naval officers aud others all ridicule
the suggestion that the little Bancroft will
! undertake. to force passage OF the narlan-
clles. for this would he absolutely impossible
sinrl"handed, IA even if she succeeded she
would be helpless when she arrived of Con-
2;antinopl". The probability is that she has
been sent to Turkey to serve whatever useful
purpose she can, whether as dispatch boat
to commune ltc between the larger vessels OF
the United States naval squadron or to ac-
cOnmodatc Minister Terrell.
!. Secretary Malct-Prevost. of the Venezuelan
boundary Commission has authorized the
following: THE statement that tho Commits
sion has come to n decision sustaining the
claims of Venezuela in the boundary dis |
puto between that country and Great Britain |
is entirely without foundation. The Com
mission is not yet in possession Of all the |
facts necessary TO form n definite judgment
and will not Ire until the return of Professor |
Burr from Europe, about the end of this |
month. He is to bring with him new and i'm |
p0rtuut historical information which must be !
carefully examined before any decision can |
-" arrived at. Any statement, therefore to !
t 81" effect that a decision has been reached are |
cItireiy premature"
Tho National Association OF Democratic
,luus has issue an appeal to all club mem
bsrs to do all within their power to bring out
u full Democratic vote on election day. The
nremhcrs are urged to heed the request of |
Mr.. Bayan that the club members remain at
the polls all OF election day, that each ap-
point himself missionary and that rs far ns
able en, h furnish conveyance to bring to
the polls Democrats who otherwise would
not vote. The associations appeal says sue
cess depends in great degree npon club or
GA 'iaations and that each member do duty
rs willing volunteer.
The United States civil service commission
will hold an examination in cities where there
are applicants, on Nov. 10, to establish reg
ister OF eliribes for tho position OF wheel
wright The examination will be OF a very
light grade. Persons who have IN ordinary
common school education can easily pass.
The commission is in receipt of requisition
from the director Of the United States geolog-
icRl survey for the certiilcation Of eligibles
for illlinE u vacancy In the position Of tee-
graphic craftsman but Is unable to comply
with the request on account oil lack OF eligt-
bles.
Sanitny Inspector Burgess OF the Marine
Hospital service reports from Havana, Cuba,
that there were .034 deaths in that city dhr
ing September. l79 OF which were from
/ there We're 25l deaths, 43 OF which were
from yellow fever. Forty OF the 43 deaths
from yellow fever occurred among The
Spanish soldiers in the military hospitals.
After n somewhat exciting contest between
Col John =. Donahue, of Wilmington, Del,
ana j. NJ. Paver OF Indianapolis, Ind. the
tarmci~waS elected commander OF the Union
Veteran Legion, the ballot resulting: 204 for
Donahue to ia for Pavcr. The Legion de-
cii"d by unanimous vote to meet in CO.
lumbus, Ohio, next year.
A board of officers. consisting OF Col. II. T. |
Frank. First Artillery; MAJOR George w. Da-
Wis. Eleventh Infantry; and Captain John W.
Pullman, assistant quartermaStcr, has been
ordered to meet mt Fort Monroe, Va, to hear
petitions for the revision of the civil assess
mcnts at that place. The board will meet at
the call Of the senior member.
The ion Veteran Legion began its alev-
enth anGaal encampment here Wednesday,.
very attractive program ha" been arranged |
and u large crowd is expected. Tho parade
is to be reviewed by President Cleveland |
and the most important business to be tran
sacted Is the contest for tho election Of ma
tional officers, there being three candidates
10 succeed tho national commander.
The first formal meeting OF tho Presiden, |
and his Cabinet for nearly four months was
held at the White House Tuesday. With the |
except on OF Secretary Carlisle. all the mem- /
bers were In attendance. Secretary Morton,
was In Chicago. The session lasted only |
nm hour and half and was unmarked by |
any business OF special Importance.
The surgeoD-general OF the marine hos |
pital ser vice has given notice that on Feb |
ruary Sd. 1897, an examination for the posi- |
city.