New-York tribune., 1896-12-03

want found the concession OF comparatively lttle
value TO its people. and abandoned II as an ao' o'
comfy toward Japans recent Antagonist
The holiday trade Is making heaVy oe''''"'' -.
the Treasury and taxing TO the utmost It's chpao's
TO furnish small silver change and nicke's anu
pennies This demand Is coming from 'ne '".ee
c,,ies-New-York Chicago. Philadelphia. Boston
and St Louis The demand for pennies Is srea'e'
than ever known before, and for the hrst TINE III
the history Of the Treasury demand comes i,o, iro
San Francisco for pennies Heretofore .ne hnan tho
change i'm use on the Pacific Coast has peen ~. t
nickel This demand for pennies Is accounteu e ros
by the great number OF stores which use odn nsu'e'
I'm selling goods.
In the absence Of diplomatic represeh'a'"e III
Washington from Uruguay. no ofhciai inte'ise"S
IS obtainable with reference 10 the rcbehoh III '"'
country. For the last fifteen years aHars III VI. %
little South American republic have peen .'""t'.
hut formerly the country afflicted with co".
tinucd series OF revolutions which were ors'""'o
hv the nolitica parties which had failed or success
a. tho preceding Presidential election. Inere L.
however n turbulent element In the interior "''0"
is always ready for strife. and these provinces .'
the seat OF the present trouble Inc o""e'' " w
large sheep and cattle rancnes III the i"''''o' "
characterized as n turbulent class VINO prefer INC
excitement OF war to the peaceful pursuits OF nus
b,ndrv They are described as men OF the hs"'''
type Of bravery who literally sleep with 'heir arms
under their pillows and with their horses te'heie"
outside the door ready at a mcments : ho,'c io'
any emergency is this class tna are .nDus e The
be the leading spirits in the enort 10 enn eject
f.overnment hut IL is doubted that tney rtl ,oi
an entrance into Montevideo the chief pennh
CITY OF the country. The President ol onts Wv al
iic yi,hout regard to the party he reprrsen.s' IA ID
vavs receives the loyal support Of the military anu
police forces Of the city, and hese; liz ~ - nrevent
W. cantnre bv the revolutonists. even though the
latter are successful I'm the provir'cS'
. r, .o.ot Vulcan has before him the
,.,,o, ., tho apnointment OF a successor 10 POST
master Armour of Memphis. who will soon he o's-
missed for irregularities in office, ana wal 10 "
ing waged between Senator Harris ana Representa-
tive Patterson both of Memphis, each having "
candidate Senator Harris's son Is the assistant
postmaster but Is not backed for the vacancy by
the senator whose candidate Is william IL rhI-
ringion' a leading business of Memphis Kepre,,
sentative Patterson favors the appohttIr,r,r,t trrr,s "
Hugh Pettitt who Is opposed by Senator harris'
Secretary Lamont to-day awarded contracts "
dftv sets OF gun foreings and thirty sets Oh nio''
forcings 10 the Midvalc and Bethlehem steer com
NAMES Bids for these forginss were opened al ''e
War Department three months ago. Only THESE
two companies submitted proposals. Tne oe'''-
tarv considered the prices asked excessive anu 'e-
iccicd the bids. New proposals were caneu 'oI'
The same companies again responded SIMPLY nupi-
eating first figures and being the only en
The Secretary gives to the Bethehem company @ "i
seis Of forgincs for hvc-inch siege guns ana zen
for s,Vcn-nch hOwitZerS al "a:
Tho Nidvale Company gets twenty SETS OF loISnlsss
for the sevcn-inch mor,rs at 81 cents p9unu anu
thirty sets Of forgings for IN" 32-lncn H'lu ,,,
% cents a Mound The Secretary rejected me p,"s
for the 32-inch field mortars at ~ cents Il Pou'"
Mr. Hatch. the Hawaiian Minister 10 the 'h'''"
States accompanied by Mr.. Cooper. Minister VI
Foreign Affairs OF the Republic OF Hawaii ca'ieu
on Secretary Olney at the Department OF S'd'e 'o-
day.
The District Court Of Appeals has reversed 'he
d.csion Of the lower court In the case OF Joseph
Fererro plaintiff and appellant. against 'he West
ern Union Telegraph Company. The plamtH
claimed damages from an alleged Incorrectly
written telegram from a business house In New
York one OF the important points was
whether the receiver OF message could secure
damages and the decision OF the Court was the
nrst on the question made in the District The
Court Of Appeals holds that the telegraph company
- liable The business house In New-fork tele-
,,ranhci 10 Fererro that would sell potatoes 40 %
Cents a bushel. The telegram when received by
F.rerro quoted the price at a. cents, on "hl,n
quotation tho plaintin ordered t"o thtlo,ds ~ ~
,ounI customers Immediately for on" carload. hut
,chon no learned that the price was % cents ne re-
fused TO accep, the consignment. lie prougnt sun
against the telegraph company. JuusineHl Vas
,,i~tnallv given for the defendant justice Shtp-
erI i'm reversing the lower court. held that tne
nist,,io ought TO recover the actual pecuniary
damage that he might have sustained through 'he
faurc to obtain the potat oes at the price Mnc, ne
had reason 10 suppose they had pe'ii wv. .,I ~
him He could not recover the prohts ne "ouu
nave made from the resales. because ih'' osS ""S
he result OF mis- refusal accept the consignment