The National tribune., 1900-08-30
CHAT OF THE CORRIDORS.

! The negroes digging out the foundations
of the old Willard Hotel were electrified
! last week by discovering some old CONS,
and though heavy rain came on they
would not stop work, but continued furl-
ously digging in the mud and exploring
the sewers. Several hundred coppers were
found, about Si in silver, a silver watch,
several So and $40 gold pieces and great
number of keys with brass tags. The ne
groes think that they are likely to strike
Il Cape Nome any day, and this rebounds
to the benefit of the contractor.
Since the Monument was opened to Wis.
itors, Oct. 8, 1888 there have been 1,SI1,-
1i3 persons who have visited the top. Last
month there were IL 1,94l, Of whom 2,O1J
walked up.
| Capt. Chas. A. Stevens, who command
ed Co. G wisconsin Company of Ber-
dams SharpshOoters, died in this city Aug.
% He had fine record and 81 battles
| to his credit. He was born in New York
City March q, 1885; read law in the Office
of his brother, J. Bancroft Stevens; went
to Kansas in 1854; was Deputy Postmas-
ter of Kansas City in 1855, went to Mime
sofa in 1856. and thence to Wisconsin.
After leaving the army in 1866 he became
the owner and publisher of the Fox Lake
| (Wis) REGARD, a weekly newspaper, and
subsequently returned to Minnesota and
published the shakogee Courier.
Prof. III. d. Todd, U. S. ~, Director of
the Nautical Almanac, retired last week
| from active scientific work at the Naval
Observatory, having reached the age limit.
| He retireS from one of the most useful
and responsible posts in the scientific serv-
ice, of the Government. Prof. Todd was
graduated at the Naval Academy i'm 1857.
lie served for two years under Capt. Du-
pont in Chinese waters, and was present
| at the attack on the Taku forts in 1853,
| and at Tien Tsin when the treay was
| signed. He was next ordered to duty on
the coast of Africa, and took part in cap
| turing the SLAYER Erie with S97 slaves
on board, and was one of the officers of
the prize crew ordered to take the slaves
t) MonrOyia and bring the ship. her Cap
tam, and Mates into United States port
! MS capture wis a prominent one. as the
snip was condemned and the Captain of
the Erie was hanged, being the only officer
OF Il SLAYER ever executed for participation
IN the slave trade. Prof Todd served
throughout the rebellion as Lieutenant and
Lieutenant Commander, being Flag Lieu
tenant of the Cumberland at the Norfolk
Navy Yard when Sumter was fired on. He
was III many engagements with both heavy
gun batteries and with sharpshooters dur
ing the war, being slightly wounded in one
OF the fights. He was on duty at the Ma
val Academy at different times as InStruc-
tor IN Gunnery and Mathematics. After
ms appointment as Professor of Mathe-
matics in the Navy in 1877, he served for
eisht years as head of the Department of
thySlcs and Chemistry at the Naval
Academy. In 1856 he was ordered to duty
IN the Nautical Almanac office, continuing
until he became Director of the Nautical
Almanac, which position he held on re-
tirement.
Tho "nGhiu
union. The cOlorcd boys will have n
separate organization.
The police have found out that tbe
Washington Cinnamon are abandonino
lhclf national game of fan-tan for the
great American institution of poker. and
are raiding their gambling parties.
VIM. NJ. johnson, President of tba Naw
Jersey State Senate, has been appointed
TO, ana has accepted, the position of First
Assistant Postmaster General. The an
polntment of Mr.. Johnson was a complete
surprise to most of the people who have
been figuring on the names of likely men
for the Office. Mr.. Johnson graduated in
law but Is PRESIDENT of bank, has large
manufacturing and commercial interests,
and Is very wealthy.
Minister StOrer, at Madrid. informs tbe
State department that treaty of amity.
commerce, and navigation and general
intercourse has been signed Professionally
by the Minister of State and himself This
practically marks the last step in the COM
plete restoration of relations between
Spain and the United States. The new
treaty modernizes the treaty relations be-
tween the two Nations. Prior to the sey.
erance of all communications upon the
declaration Of war with Spain, the two
Governments were proceeding under the
terms of treaty negotiated in the last
century. 1t was very cumbersome and in
some respects wholly iuapplicabIe to ex-
isting conditions, one provision, for in
stance, relating to trade between the
United States and Florida as a colony of
Spain. al
Carl Rohl Smith. who was awarded the
honor of making the statue of Gen. VIM.
L. Sherman now in course of erection
south of tie Treasury, died at Copenhag-
en-, Aug. %, of Bright's disease. He had
been residing in Washington for several
years in temporary frame house erected
for his accommodation within a few Yards
Of the site of the statue. Mr. Smiths de-
sign was accepted in May, 1896, by rep-
resentatives OF the Government and the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
forming a commission to decide the i'm
submitted four were chosen as prize mod
els from which a final selection was to be
made, the other three being the work of
i. w. Bartlett, of Paris; J. Massey Rhind
of New York, and O. III. Niehaus, of New
York. The last session of Congress ex-
tended for two years longer the time for
completing the statue.
Comrade Robert J. Walker, Irontop. q.
was in the city last week looking after his
pension claim, which has been pending
since 1889. He served through the war in
the 33d OhiO-a Fighting Regiment"
which lost IA killed, 63 wounded and So
captured, out of 343 engaged, at Chicka-
mauga. He was one of the SQUAD of 73
sent by mistaken orders directly into the
midst of the rebel forces. He was in Rich
mond, Danville, Andersonville, Charleston
and Florence, did not get out until March.
1865, and was the only one of his company
that survived. In spite of all this his pen
sion has been hung up for II years. He
is the advertising manager and general
agent Of the Daily Irontonian.