The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-01-14
WEEK I'M WASHINGTON.

srSpAy. JAN. AT Arlington, late in the
afternoon, the remains of the late Admiral
7. S. Skerreff were laid to rest. The funeral
services took place at the family residence,
1912 III street northwest. Rev. Alfred Hard
ing. rector of st. Paul's, oficiated. The
services were confined to the ritual of the
Episcopal Church, and there was no music.
Flowers were plentiful. The Loyal Legion.
of which he was prominent member, sent
magnificent design, and another prominent
piece was broken ships wheel. The casket
was literally covered with flowers. At the
conclusion of the simple ceremony at the
residence eight marines, i'm fnll-dress uni
form, under command Of a Sergeant stepped
forward, and, lifting the casket, bore it to
The hearse outside. The way was taken to
Arlington. Many of the Admirals old COM
rades were present at the funeral. 1he
honorary pali-bearers were Admiral francis
A. Zoe, Admiral James A. Greer, Admiral
Ramsay. Commodore Norman ID. farqunar,
Medical Inspector James NJ fhnt, anu
Lieut.. Downs l.. Wilson.
MoyDay JAN. At was announced that Sec
rotary Francis reversed the policy OF has
PREDECESSOR. Secretary Smith, concerning
those individuals who entered the Cherokee
S,rjr on the east side. His ruling applies TO
those who entered in good faith from the
Ppnea, Osage Otoe. and Missouri reserva'
tions. lie will give these fnli qualihcaiion
for entry. The decision is made in the case
of John H. Mcdonald. Michael Brady, and
John NJ. Dahl against Charles A. Williams.
lit orerrules the decision of the Land Office
that entrance from the Usage reservation
disqualified Brady for entry. Secretary
Francis holds that the ronte Travelled to get
10 the strip did not disQuaiify persons max
ing the rua from the lo0-foot strip on the
east side frem making entry, and that II IS
not within the power of the Executive branch
of the Government to fix the qualifications
of one making Homestead entry--Unlon
Veteran Legion Encampment GO installed
the following: Co.. Louis Shuttu; Lieut.
Col, L. b. Thompson; Maj. Noah Tryon;
Surg, Josiah L. Hays; Chap, Hannibal ID.
Norton: @. NJ. n. III. Merrill; o. D.. VIM. 4.
Keefer: Adi't, Paul Brodie: o. G., Louis Ia.
Miicox; s H., Dennis 0Conner; q NJ. s.,
II. II. Specht; Sentinel. Z. w. A. Niiua:
{. s., J. ID. Compton; trustees, Comrades A.
z. McElroy, Frank Clark. and Z. c. Griffin.
TUESDAY, JAN. a-The Grand Jury filed
ihrce indictments for embezzlemeut against
Francis ]. Kieck hofer. formerly Chief of the
Bureau OF Accounts in the State Department.
Kieck hofer was dismissed Oct. 26. 1895. when
irregularities in his accounts were discovered.
The shortage is alleged by the Government
in n recent amended declaration. to aggre-
gate SI27, 544 The indictments specify $751;
229 emIezzled July 2, 1885; Si6,637 on Oct
%. 1895 and $5.5s4 on Oct 2S. 1885. The
first two amounts were principally part OF
the indemnity funds paid by foreign Govern
ments on account of United States citi-
zens kieckhofer is now under heavy bonds
TO await trial. He was Discussing Officer OF
the State Department from Jan. %, 1884, to
Oct. &C. 1896, and the simultaneous anDounce-
1nenf of his shortage and removal from Office
created big sensation.
JAN. misrepresentation T..
q. Conn, lately editor and proprietor of the
Washington Times. has been indicted for
criminal libel by tie Grand Jury and .
bench warrant issued for his arrest The
plaintiff is Hon. George Truesdell Commits
sioner OF the District. In fighting the street
extension bill, the sewer and improvement
bond bill and other measures Mr.. Conn
took occasion to refer TO Mr.. Truesdell in
very uncomplimentary terms Mr.. Conn
recently disposed of his interests in the
Times to Mr. SfiIson Hutchins. and has gone
TO Indiana. 1t is expected that he will re-
turn 10 stand trial.
THURSDAY, JAN. THE annual report to the
President of John J. Brice Commissioner of
Fish and Fisheries. indicates how important
tine work of his Office has become. No fewer
than As 000, 600 shad eggs were collected. and
from these 100000 fry were planted in
and Gulf of Mexico. The increase in shad
eggs collected was 10000. 900 over the record
of the previous year, and if q bill now before
Congress is enacted into law, auxiliary Sta
lions will be established on most of the i'm
portant rivers of the Atlantic Coast and
result in an immense increase in the output
OF this species. The output of lobster fry was
g7eo9. 600 against n, 009 900 in the previous
year. and Commissioner Brice says there is
= L. A. A. -
will be increased more than 400 per cent.
Although the attempt to keep up the con-
nianfly increasing supply of msckerel along
the New England Coast was more or less ex-
perimental. 24-000O00 eggs were collected.
rome 50,cU0,0U0 tautOg clam eggs were col
sected in Buzzard's Bay and 100000 fry
were liberated from them. Temporary sta.
lions were established on the Salmon and
the Little White Salmon Rivers. both tribu.
taries of the Columbia, to be used ia cooper
alton with the permanent station at Clacks
mas, Ore.
FRIDAY, JAN. s.-Geo. r. Wetzerich, member
of the % Inf. Band, United States Regulars
died At his late regidence. At the age of 6t
years He was q native Of Prussia. Wetz
erich's regiment was doing duty at Forts
Laramie and Leavenworfh when the wa,
broke out. and it was ordered TO Washington
He served ia the campaign through tho Val,
icy of Virginia. at Antietam, Gettysburg
the Wilderness, Seven Pines, Gainesville, and
Richmond. After the war he was appointed
clerk in the Bureau of Records and Pensions
War Department, remaining there until he
became helpless and unable TO sit at his desk
de had been confined to his house for thres
years. He leaves widow.
oArURDAY. JAN. 9.-Arguments In the elee
fisn contest of Thomas Z. Watson. late can.
didate for yice-Presidcnt on the Populis,
ticket against james c. Black, Of the Tentl
Congressional District OF Georgia, were begun
to-day before House Elections Committee No
i. The sitting member, james G. Black, wal
among those who heard the areuments Of
formidable array of counsel, Mcssss. Gross
West. Glenn. and Rountree appearing fol
Watson, and Messrs. Cummings Lamar
Cohen, and Wright for Black Mr.. Glenn
IN behalf OF Watson, argued that the entire
vote OF fhc city of Augusta should be throwr
out, because of . number Of alleged irrcguiari
tics in registration and ballot boxes, lack OF
representation on the boards ETC. In behalf
cf Black the entire regularity Of the election
was argued by Mr.. Cummiugs, who msin
tanned that the entire theory Of Watson.
case that widespread conspiracy of fraud
existed was not justified by the facts Thu
committee ON, Is not likely to V lie on the contest
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.
Mckinley will be the third Methodist Presi
dent. The other two were Grant and HAYES
Eight of the Presidents we're Episcopalians-
Washington, Madison, Monroe Van Buren,
Tyler, Buchanan. johnson and Arthur. Eixh
were Presbyteriaus-Jackso VIM III Harri