New-York tribune., 1896-05-09
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
THE A. P. A. SUPREME COUNCIL TO MEET
ON TUESDAY
INSTRUCTIONS AGAINST MKINLEY NOT LIKELY
TO BE IssUED-DIsTRICT OF COLUMBIA
BILL IN THE sENATE-ANoTHER
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION.

CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION.
Washington May s.-The meeting >of the Supreme
Council of the American Protective Association in
this city on Tuesday will be the most important
in the history OF the order. The Council contains
membership of go. Its conclusions are final. as 1t
Is regarded the court of last resort Chief among
the matters which will before the meeting
will be the election of officers for the ensuing year.
an exhaustive discussion OF the attitude which
ought to be assumed with reference TO financial
questions. and what part II any. the order shall
take in the Presidential and Congressional elections
OF next fall. 1t is understood that W. II. j. Tray
nor, OF Detroit. will not be a candidate for re-
election president. Among the candidates for
this Office will be Judge j. II. d. Stevens, OF ST.
Louis; Dr. J. w. Ford. a Baptist Clergyman. of
Troy n. Y. and Colonel Bowers. Of Iowa. the
Charles T: Beatty. OF Chicago. is understood TO
apparent. AS the order is numerically strong in the
West. It Is believed that the members OF the SUI
expected that the friends Of the white metal Will
endeavor end to commit the organization to that policy
servatve influences Will prevail and that no def
ex-GovernOr Mckinley. that he discriminated In his
be considered The order is said to include, how-
rgs o IST Of nsnncy who r tSs e
dency. and 1t is for this reason doubted II nsruc.
tons will be issued to oppose him An effort viii
Washington. the argument being that Information
more effectively controlled from this point than in
Chicago. where the headquarters arc at present
The District OF Columbia Appropriation bill
reported 10 the Senate this afternoon. AS passed
by the House 1t Carries s5Hs9GO and to this the
Senate has added s5i s3s. which is ss507 less than
the estimates. The chief items OF increase
follows: Street sweeping $4,000 extension Of high
ways $500; assessments and permit work $1,000;
n C.
ton of county roads, $780, lighting streets, $4,000;
washington Aqueduct tunnel 1885, new school
five men, s75.SGo; Fire Department S3So.
The negro. Irwin Ford who arrested yester-
day at Harper's Ferry. W. Va for the murder OF
Elsie Kregle in this city. last Monday afternoon.
has confessed to killing the girl by cutting her
throat. He says the girl threw stone at him as
he was passing near where she was watching cows.
She fought him. and he killed her with knife. and
escaped through the woods Ford s confined In me
from attempts at lynching.
The House Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce to-day ordered favorable report on the
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to detail cutter to control excursion
and other vessels yacht races. Placing these
Graf, under the orders OF cutters WILL II is
though. insure greater safety TO HE and property
At present the pleasure vessels which attend yacht
races In large numbers subject 10 the control
OF their officers only.
Governor McCdrkle OF West Virginia. to-day ad-
dressed the House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce in support OF the Nicaragua
Canal project.
The President has further amended the Civil Ser
vice rules by an order Issued to-day bringing into
the classified service the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which embraces about one hundred and
forty persons.
The Treasury gold reserve at the close Of business
to-day stood at Nl7.eG.sA The days Withdrawals
amounted 10 N.oif.fn
Mr. Barrett Gep. Mass) to-day introduced In the
House a Joint resolution proposing amendment
to the Constitution providing that Congress shall
have power by appropriate legislation 10 llm: the
time during which persons may be daily employed
in manufactures o. textile fabrics and In other
industries" Mr.. Barrett explains that this amend
ment Is in response 10 a strong ieelinS IN New
England. which has already found expression IN
should have the power TO make UNIFORM hours OF
abor 5s Of sea are Special
" feeling the competition from the South. where
a week. while in Massachusetts only yeight
hours n week allowed. England mas a UNIFORM
law operative throughout Great Britain. and Mr:
Barre, says that Northern manufacturers contend
that unless such step Is taken mere they VIII
be obliged to lower wages increase me hours OF Ia
bor or their Southern competitors absorb their
business.
In reply TO the recent Senate resolution directing
the Secretary OF Agriculture ito Immediately COM
municate reasons for the delay In supplying seeds
for distribution" Or. Charles w. Dabney. Jr. Act
Ing Secretary OF Agriculture says: THE fact is
instead OF their being delayed, the record or the
work done shows unusual expedition. Twenty Con-
gresslonal quotas OF vegetable seed represent bOOU
mail packages. each containing hve papers or
different kinds OF seeds that ~ In all 100000 papers
These 800 go papers amount to nearly ten tons In
weight TO handle this vast bulk. amounting to
about one car load OF mail matter day, II Is Sug-
gested requires diligence instead OF neglect"
Secretary Herbert has decided that II Is against
public policy TO permit representatives OF the press
10 witness the test Of the armored structure repre-
sentlng model OF one OF the Iowas turrets at tho
Indian Head Proving Ground tomorrow. Hitherto
the results OF the tests OF armor for American war
vessels have been freely published. but foreign Gov
crnments have kept their experiments strictly Sc
cret and the Secretary thinks the lack OF reciprocity
thus manifested Is a sufficient reason why the prac-
fIce in this country should be changed To-mor-
rows exhibition will be witnessed by Secretary Her
bert members OF the Senate. and House Committee
on Naval Affairs and by numerous naval officers.
from many OF whom. OF course. more or less ac-
curate accounts OF the proceedings will be obtain
able.
FOR PASSING COUNTERFEIT MONEY.
Mrs Henrietta Boldtmap. fortune-teller. who Is
one OF those who passed the spurious 81 bills said
90 hova heen made nv Charles Pachin the counter