The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-10
Congress Informed None Can Be
Had Within $500 Limit.
ALLAN ARTHUR's REQUEST
He Calls on Secretary sherman and
Wants to Get Foreign Mission.
for Three Torpedo Boats REPORT
on the Guatenalan Exposition.

! cept the bid Of the Illinois Steel Company
to furnish armor at $3.50 a ton, pIovidingit
was given a twenty-year contract The
Secretary also sent TO Congress a report
of the proceedings, saying that in his
opinion, it would be impossible to obtain
good bids within the $500 limit. He said
that Capt Samson had been sent to the
works of the Illinois Company, and ascer-
tanned that their equipment was not suffi-
cient for the manufacture of 5000 tons
| of ariuor, and for that and dothe r reasons, he
was compelled to reject the bid, and to refer
| the whole matter back to Congress, with
| recommendation that the recommendation
| of his predecessor, Secretary Herbert, that
| the limit of price be fixed at S40O per ton
| be adopted.
The statement published in the Evening
| Star yesterday to the effect that Presi-
| dent Mckinley and Secretary Gage had
decided not to take the Supervising Archi-
tect out of the Civil Service, was today
authoritatively denied. Private Secretary
| yanderlip, speaking for Secretary Gage,
| said that there was absolutely no truth in
the sta tement, and that no conclusion had
| been reached.
| naval orders have been issued as fol-
lows Surgeon J w Baker, detached from
| the Bennington on relief on waiting
| orders; Ensign l.. H. Everhart, detached
! from the office of naval intelligence and
ordered to the Yorktown, April 21; Gas
ton De paz Johustone appointed acting
| gunner, from April 8.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin, who, with
| John w Foster, has been designated coni-
| missioners by the President 10 examined nto
the seal fishery troubles, will go to Boston
| tomorrow He will have another conference
| with Mr.. Foster before leaving, at which
line of investigation will be mapped out.
| The two commissioners have a mass uf
| papers to examine before any other work
| is done by them, and this will require a
| long time 1t is said that a firm policy
will be advocated by them.
The Secretary OF the Navy has ex tended
| the time for receiving bids for the three
new torpedo boats from June Ia to June
| 81. The extension of time was made
for the purpose of giving San Francisco
| chance TO study the specifications OF
| the prepared contracts.
Allan Arthur son of the late President
| Chester A. Arthur accompanied by Sena-
IpT huIe, Oh cHclIldu biAlo
morning 1t is believed that the Senator
urged the Secretary to give Mr.. Arthur
good foreign appointment, but which one
he desires was not developed
Secretary Gage was over whelmed by
visitors from all over the country this
morning When the hour Of 10 O'Clock ar
rived, aud he gave orders TO admit them
TO his private office, the ante-room was
crowded Nearly all were on the same
mission, that of looking for posi- tons for
themselves or their friends.
The list of applications for appointment
to office was, however, smaller than yes
terday, and was as follows: A. G.. Miller,
Vanceville, La, to be appraiser OF mer-
chandiSe at New Orleans; j. F. Scanlol,
Chicago, to be collector OF internal revenue
at Chicago; L. B. DUNCAN, Philadelphia. TO
be assistant appraiser of merchandise at
Philadelphia: Richard Hudson, Silver City,
to be collector of internal revenue at Santa
Fe, n. NJ
Secretary Sherman received a letter
from d. Lynch Pringle, consul general at
Guatemala, today, which stated that the
Central American exposition was formally
opened March 15 by President Barrios.
AT 1890 O'Clock the higher officials Of
the republic assembled at the Presidents
palace, where a procession was formed,
which proceeded to the exposition grounds,
two miles from the city.
TIE President was escorted by the bat
talon, marines and sailors, OF the flagship
Philadelphia, and were brought to Guate-
mala expressly for that purpose Admiral
Beardsley and twelve officers of the Phila-
delphia, formed part of the procession,
and at the request of President Barrios they
sat with him and Madame Barrios i'll the
tribune.
After a long speech, reciting the history
OF the exposition had been read, the Prasi-
dent pressed an electric button which placed
the exposition in telegraphic communication
with the rest of the world, and 'lecIaredthe
exposition opened. Afterward Admiral
Beardslev and his officers had lunch with
President Barrios.
There are quite large umber ofexhibits
from this country at the exposition, the
greater portion coming from California, that
State having appropriated SO 900 for such
purpose and sent a special commission to
look after matters.
Mrs. NJ. A. Curtis, of the District Of
Columbia, and the widow of soldier,
laborer in the Department of Agricul-
ture. She displaced no one, as these sala-
ries are paid out Of the miscellaneous fund.
The salary is $40 per month, and the
position is not permanent one
Robert T. Young was today appointedby
Secretary Wilson an assistant biologist in
the Departmental A griculture, and assigned
to field work in oregon and Washington.
The appropriation in the sundry civil
bill for special agents of the General Land
Office for the current year has practically
failed 1t will be necessary ON that ac-
count to dismiss nearly all the force Of
special agents, about twenty-five in all,
leaving but five in the service.
The true inwardness of this proposition
is to drop Democrats from the rolls and
when the necessary appropriation shall
have been secured to appoint Republicans
| to the places. The work of selecting the
victims is progressing at the depart rtment
today, but the list has not yet been COM
pleted. There are so far about fifty ap-
plicants for the places to be vacated by
failure of appropriation, and the new ap-
pointments will he made from this list,
and 1t is unofficially announced that those
who will be dropped need not re-apply.
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