New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-10
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington. March o.
no prcrtvr Observation-Disclosures Nc
Kiney has signihed his intention OF RECEIVING
Iil,uokalari the former Queen OF Hawai- III re-
sn,nse ~ her request for an audience, ms soon rs
the rush Of visitors IS over. The fresioen' "o' :
not intend to make any specific engagcmHc !, Sers
this time Win any Cn n1sm II The ex Queen wants
him she must take her chaic ,iraiant can
sec the President BY waiting her turn with the
scores Of public men who want TO see nm LOT ,or
an extended conversation. Her reception by the
President later on will be purely informal
DIPLOMATS MISUNDERSTANDING Sherman
has mailed circulars to the $50 diplomatic and con-
sular officers Of the United States informing 'hem
OF his appointment and confirmation as Secre'"'!
OF state from March g. This formal notice VIII ho.
reach many in the service for at least mT eaps"
but every one is expected TO take cognzance OF .e
order of affairs through 'h he,nr warranted in
mourning the erea. expense OF caDH"s ''e 'o'
even 10 its chief subordnates
TIE PRESIDENTS CARRTAGES.-The Presi-
dents carriages have been received they are
a brougham and landau. bearing the monogram
MEX" on a black ground. The carriages aro
fitted with rubber tires and nave interior "P
holstery Of dark morocco leather. The PRESIDENT
horses two pairs Of them, which were bought IN
NewHampshire have also arrived. one pair IL
seal brown in color the other is OF the mouse nue.
which results from close cPpps ana out THe
ex- Presidents horses have been removed iI1', w
Wns H spoken of as Mrs.
shipped to Princeton on Friday last with i roah-
for White House purposes by Eod rry sepsG to
New-York for sale
NORWAY TAXEs "DRUMMERs. Norway has
placed
of s2s 50 a month on commercial travellers. with a
maximum penalty of 1874 for failure 10 procure the
required According to E0H ms" sae Da
partment the act has called forth strong protests
From the German and French merchants
PASSPORTS FOR neutrality-suspicious. bound
for Turkey should have their passports vised by a
Turkish Consul. Minister Terrell. at Constantine
ple sends TO the State Department a note which
he has received from the Porte calling attention 10
the fact that foreigners sometimes arrive without,
passports. or with passports without the o',olah
Consuls wise This state OF things. says me Porte
to the provisions of the Regulations Un
their passports acted upon by consuls before eav-
ing home.
COST OF TIE BALL.-Work was resumed to-
day in the Pension Bureau in all divisions every
thing Indicating the recent ball having been re-
noved except the three domes, work on the re-
moval Of which does not interfere with the business
of the Bureau Commissioner Murphy. speaking or
tho hall said: II want TO express the hope that
the Pension Building will never again he used Tor
an Inauguration Ball. A building should be erect
ed expressly for such purpose. The recent bail
cost the Government nearly $1,000 for salaries Tor
| the ten days that the clerks were idle. and have
received over one hundred complaints from all
narts of the country because OF the interruption TO
| business The ball was great success, ana as
| sisted the Executive Committee TO inc pest OF III!
| ability TO make II so. and will add that the com
mitee is putting the building IN order more rapidly
Inaugural ball will be held in some other building
| At a meeting OF the Finance committee las' iien,
d, tSe rommttce. including $3.50 paid In the
guarantee fund. were sll6ci6; After returning me
the expenses of the Inauguration. there will be a
surplus of about $1,000 The disposition OF I'M.
| NAV be given 10 charity was done with the sur.
plus four years ago. but the Finance
| Of a fund with which to erect convention nan.
THIEVES MAKE HATL-Some Chicago prac
tees have evidently been brought to Washington
by the Inauguration crowd. About noon to-day
the iewelry store OF Gerome Des'o. In Est. II
| the busiest part of the city was robbed OF n tray
Of diamond rings and pins valued at $1,000. Three
! men entered the store-one engaging MI Deslo u
conversation under pretenTe OF hnr ,wo eot
with the tray containing the Jewels. Al or men
escaped description Of the men ana 81 me his
1 eites se"e''S mas 0ee' ~ "''
| THE CENSUS OF HAWAII.-The results OF TIT
official Hawaiian census just completed. which ar
furnished to the State Department by Consul-Gen
eral Ellis Mills under date Of Honolulu Februar.
s. show total of o20 persons. OF whom '2'oi
are males. Among the nationalities native Ha
waiians head the list with total OF Blob m
Japanese coming next with the Chinese clos
third. The American contingent IS comparative
insignificant in numbers. The principal figures ar
as follows: