New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington. Angus, u.

Washington, Angus. n
UNION VETERANS RECOGNIZED.-T Pres
dent Mckinley and the members OF MS adm'ni'tra-
tlon are mindful OF the claims OF Union veterans
s a fact which has been demonstrated In variety
o, WAYS Among the most notable of tnese cases
have been the appointments In the Dipomauc
and Consular Service since March =. u appears
that Of the i0s appointments in the regular D'p'-
matte and Consular Service made between Ma'ch
and July ~ no fewer ihan twenty-on" were OF men
who had served in the Union ARM or Navy dunns
the war II Il altogether probable that Oh 'ne
other eghty-seyen some mad an nonordoIe 'eeo''
Of similar service which was rot DISCLOSED III ih''
applications for appointment. The names Oh me
;wenty-one known veterans. with their new oIH'di
designa iions are as follows: Horace Porter. AM
bassador TO France: william +. Draper, Amoassa-
dor Italy: stewart T. Woodfora. h,Eos y, gnsia.
traorinary and Minister plehPy,.nut Pgy,,,o1taaYv and
Edwin II. Conger. Envoy r;xtrdor1Ip@no .i Tnnroas
Minister Plenipotentisry to 6rszl: % ~ CAIRO:
William Helmke, Second Secretary o. LegAsnon. so,
Mexico: Samuel L. Gracey. Consul . Al roo- f.o-
GhGo Chns; caca,,a Albion y. Toorsee Consul At
Bordeaux w b. Dickey, Consul at Talaoc J9bn = csd
well Consul San Jose; Henry Borde"'ssn Inn's
ousbec. C5arIes W ErinlaI Consul at F1rth; WIZ
lam W. Henry Consul At Qas0ec; Ha How o. Consul
AZ palermo; Luther ". Osborn. Consul A. Apaa'
John Jenkins. Consul at San salvador ""'a" r.
Atwe.l, Consular Agent at RouoaH.
HE LIVED IN THE PAST.-The late Mr pso'se
Of Mississippi. one OF the characters OF ..e
Senate-one OF those men persistently oe"''' '"o
Zines He never could BE- persuaded 20 eaten UP
with the procession Nothing UP TO date ever ioNN'
favor I'm his eyes His views about the Consu'u-
tion were the views OF long ago before II hau D''h
tested either by the fires Of war or by the H'0es''
ties Of progress and the countrys chahse a'd
growth He always used the plural IN sPe"n'"s
OF the United States He objected 70 the word
he
come a Nation He argued in favor Of they AZ
against "it"--the United States ARE as asah''
the United States "is"-nearly the whoe OF o"s
afternoon in the SENATE gSt@%g % ,be z, faes H
would rarely talk to reporters. occas.oNff,,y fy 10
would answer question t62 d9r angthng ns His
idea was that Senator ought 10 addiess " ~
lie m on only snse oYsf Ms 10 e" conesssd that interview win
who approved Of them and VINO oainsu ,ndlleiSg
the public with anything from himself in thai form 1dH
enee e nad for n the senate He Thought in that
body an honor OF the highest order. hls % o"f am,
Senator His pleasure was heightened, too. by me
fact that his seat had formerly been occupeIu w ~
Jefferson Davis He went 10 the Mexican ,HfdI
as n private in the company OF Whlch Mr. Da't -
was captain and ne ieII en- .ot,cal One
which his Old commander had hlled. M.. ,tk ,i'o' - -
Wore rather long and it was generally possible 70
teIl his Intentions TO the debate OF the day ny
ana br;,shed he Was usually in an indolen, and
reflective mood and would spend the ,ifne nstci.-
ing TO others talk But II ms mar Wa fnip''1i; @ u;
standing up all over his head and the part gone u,
a sure sign that he had Deen %teSt,n. i, Nh IN
cuss l. Although brusque OF nam manner;; n n@a
many friends, and was a man ot cleaH Nc
rNCOrRAGING TO FARMERS. S.-Ex- -Reprosent-
alive picker of South Dakota is IN the ciy. hav-
ing lust travelled extensively in the Northwest.
Mr. Picker said to-day that the tone ot ousines'
in the Northwest and in South Dakota especially.
Is much improved He said that dollar wheat WIS
nroving a great encourage ment to the farmers x
his state The great corn crop in Nebraska and
Iowa he said, creating lively demand io'
carrie 20 feed and cattle in his State are selling
a, high prices Il have just purchased some sat, :.
nav were a good deal higher than i was comf9rta-
be 10 give There Is also lively demand tor I'm.
Rg, East that the demand for lumber this year !:
greater than for the seven years previous ILL.,.
was an unusually hard one and the farmers arc
adding to thS psratr 3apn IN the future Coec-
lions in South Dakota are good ana everE1ni,S s
tends 10 show that real prosperity II returning u
people
OH. To LAY DUsT-The Pennsylvania Railroad
Comnany 1t is understood is abou, TO make the
exneriment of shrinking a specially prepared oil
on its line between Lanhams and Deanewood' on
the Baltimore and Potomac DIVISION near thls
city as a means Of reducing the dust nuisance.
The oil is distributed along the roadbed by means
~ WU' a Known Is a comparatively simple contriv-
ance and with gum hose and pipes l. eonnectSa mn o
The spreading OF the oil the roadbed Is ac-
conplished at the rate OF about four nm, mes ,o an
hour The spreader is so constructed that not
particle OF the oil falls on the rails. rms. o,
course is a necessary precaution. since II woui
be impossible for a locomotive TO haul It's tram
were the rails covered wiki oil Between 400 ana
5000 gallons OF oil required for each mile 81
double track and IL is said that one Application
will allay the dust and dirt for year. should
the experiment prove satisfactory. IL Is prObapls
/ ba line bef Washington ana NcW.
York will be sprinked