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offered FOREIGN oeeorations-se,


Offered Foreign Decorstions-Sec-
rotary Root has sent ont letter, Civ
ing list Of the various public ser.
wants. - In number. who have been
offered foreign decorations in recent
years, and who are anxious 10 re-
ceiye them. II begins with Gen. Chat
fee who desires 10 become a grand
officer Of the Legion Of Honor, and
ends with Rear Admiral G.. II. Davis,
whose service at the arbitration over
the DOgger bank incident is to- re-.
cciye the recognition Of silver cup
and salyer and siler punch bowl
and cups, rendered By the govern
ments Of Great Britain and Russia
An Official Weddine-Mcre Amer-
cyn society, the monied classes. New
YOrk's 400 and Newport's gay horde
Of butterflies. Will find no place In
the White House on that eventful oc-
Casion when the first young lady Of
the land looks out from beneath
crown Of orange blossoms. through
soft folds Of showering pure white
veil. ard accepts the athletic. dasiing
Congressman Nicholas Longworth as
her husband. for il has been decided
that the wedding and the breakfast
which is 10 follow will be official func-
lions. There are but 500 invitations,
and i'm this number. cabinet. the army,
the navv and other department Off
cials. together with their wives, will
bc included as we'll as the diplomatic
corps and all high officials Of the lega-
tiOns and embassies
Consular Bill Passed-The senate
has passed the bill providing for the
reorganization of the consular SER
vice. II provides for the classification
Of consular officers in grades, gives
the president authority to transfer
officers from one station TO another,
provides an inspection service with
five inspectors who are TO rank rs
consuls general; requires that clerks
AT conSuIatcs shall be Americans;
prohibits COnsuls from engaging in
law business. and requires that all
consular fees shall be accounted for.
The shipping bill was under consid-
Grafton for "A time on the same day.
It was amended SO as 10 relieve it
from constitutional obie ctiOns and Mr..
lodge delivered a speech in SUppo't
Of the bill. In which he gave the dc.
tails Of combination Of the owners
Of foreign sailing vessels for the pur-
pose of controlling the freight rate
on grain shipments from the United
States.
French and American Understand
ina-Francc has Officially advised the
Il. S. government that it will not be
in a hurry about moving against Ven
c2uela for what il considers a nation
al affront by Pres. Castro in his treat
mcnt Of NJ T'aigny. the French repre-
sentative az GARAGES. There is com.
plote understanding between the
American and French governments AS
to what will be done in Venezuela,
and France will have free hand so
far as the United States is concerned.
France has repeatedly assured the
American government that il will in
no way infringe upon the Monroe doc
rine when it decides to punish Nene.
Zucla, and that il has no designs upon
the territory Of that nation. France
will do nothing looking 10 a settle
mont Of the question unJil after the
conclusion Of the Moroccan confer.
enCc. Unless that conference is a
success. there will be grave danger OF
war between Germany and France,
and the French government does not
propose To place itself in a position
where it's feet will have TO be diNid,
ed
New Explanation on Hides-Rcp-
resentativo Kcliher Of Massachusetts
has found a new explanation OF how
hides were taken from the free list by
the Dinglcv bill, and a tariff placed
on them. He SAYS: when Mr.. Ding
ley was preparing his bill he thought
10 follow the advice OF Mr.. Blaine and
the example of Mr.. Mckinley, and
leave hides on the free list. where
they had been for many Yeas. when
one morning, hanging on the knob OF
the Dingley tarir mansion, an eXpen-
sive basket. containing a squealing
infant. Swa,hed in the richest cloth
ing. The founding was taken into
the house. fed, nurtured and gwen
the same care and protection that was
accorded the legitimate Dingley tarif
children. , No one knew how the bas-
ket and the infant got To the door OF
the tariff mansion. but rumor had IL
that one Philip II. Armour. head OF
the great Armour packing house. had
been seen in the neighborhood the