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Washington Notes.
Rear Admiral Belknap, u. s.. n, ID
dead Of apoplexy.
+. g. Burfening Is appointed post
master at Kuhn, La Moure county, N.
y, IN place Of H. L. Kelly, removed.
Judge Jacob M. Dickinson of Chi-
cago. David T. Watson of Pittsburg
and Hannis Taylor have been selected
% counsel for the United States be-
Tore the Alaskan boundary commis-
sion.
Inspector Gould has reported on the
consolidation Of the several postoffices
at Superior. 1t is expected the con-
sol1dation will be made, as it will not
involve = material increase in the cost
Of service. (.
@ It is practically admitted that the
new commercial treaty between tho
! United States and China has been es-
pecially designed to test the sound.
ness of Russia's promise to maintain
the open door of Manchuria.
Authority has been granted for the
organization Of the First National
bank Of Mo6af,s D. It's capital il
100000. H. H. Steele, N. H. Peck, E..
B. Page, H. J. Rutland and M. A. Ben
son have been named as incorporators.
The Washington Humane society
has elected President Roosevelt an
honorary member In consideration of
his message to congress recommend
Ing the exercise of kindness toward
the cavalry and artillery horses of the
army. r.. ~.
Charges have been furnished by Act
Ing Postmaster General Wynpe
against W. M. Lewis, chief Of the dtvi-
sion OF supplies. The charges allege
that the hand stamps and ink pads
now being supplied to postoff1ces un.
der the present contract are inferior
In quality and not up to the contract
standard. r.. g..
Gross violations of the laws and
lax administration of the affairs of the
salary and allowance division of the
postofice department has been discov.
cred, and as a result the salaries of
many of the postal clerks throughout
the country may be reduced 500
year George R. Beavers, who resigned
short time ago, presided over this
department.
Minister Leishman has at lest had
his interview with the sultan. He ca
bles that he has presented the presi-
ceived satisfactory assurances on all
points mentioned. These relate to
the recognition Of diplomas issued by
American colleges in Turkey to native
graduates and general admission of
Americans in Turkey to the privileges
enjoyed by other nationalities
81: and Sinners.
The evident author of the recent Sc
Ties Of burglaries at Penn Yam, N. Y,
was killed while operating in store
ut Himrods. He was stranger there
and apparently about thirty-ive years
OF age.
B. P. Brown OF Redlards, Cal, who
has been making threats against Pres
ident Roosevelt, has been arrested as
q precautionary measure. He was
taken into custody before the last WIS.,
It Of President Mckinley for the same
cause
6tate Senator Walter ]. Peake, one
of the leading members of the Tennes-
: see legislature, assaulted J. M. Cant
rell and w. J. Bowling, prominent citi-
zens of Chk.tarooga, with a heavy
stick, and DowiinS was seriously
bruised.
While trying to force his car
through a parade of Italians in Hal
stead street, Chicago, Motorman Zorab
was shot and seriously injured by the
marchers. ~ A riot ensued in which
several were cut and bruised. Two
Italians were arrested for the shoot
ing.
Thomas F. c. Seixas, president Of
the Twenty-eighth district school
board; Secretary Travis and B. Frank
Brown and David G. Johnson, mem
bers Of the board, were found guilty at
Philadelphia of accepting brlbes from
women candidates for positions us
school teachers. -.>.
g. H. Sims, collection clerk of the
Capital City National bank of Atlanta,
has been placed under arrest by
United States Deputy Marshal Scott
upon \ warrant sworn out by the
president of the bank, charging Sims
with embezzling $4,000. He has
moved in the most exclusive" society
circles. .- FL
From Other Shores
The bubenic plague has reappeared