Show mOARAUGUA CANAL Another Change to be Made in Composition Com-position of Commission Washington Oct HIt Is now stated that another change is to be made in the composition of the Nicaragua canal commission and again in the place set apart for the engineer member of the body Since tIle commission was appointed ap-pointed to the place or have been invited in-vited to accept It First there was Captain Carter who was obliged to relinquish re-linquish the place because of the pen dency cf charges against him in Savannah Sa-vannah Then Major Leach declined It Nest Major Powell was called over from Pittsburg only to find that the place was one that he was scarcely able to fill for physical reasons Captain Cap-tain Rosselle from Mobile did not want the place and last came Major Livermore from Bbston His appointment appoint-ment was announced in the White House Hut it is now said that some lifliculty has arisen and that the place Is again bpen The list of available engineer en-gineer officers is being scanned and as ecourse has been had to the retired list it jhas been suggested that the choice will fall on General Craighlll late chief of engineers who stands in the first rank of practical engineers and is In excellent physical condition New Office Created Washington Oct HJohn A Kas son formerly member of the house of representatives from Iowa and ex minister to Austria has been appointed appoint-ed a special agent of the department of state for the negotiation of reclp rocit arrangements under the Dingley tariff law The Federal Treasury Washington Oct 14 Todays statement state-ment of the treasury Available cash balance 2117G60 gold reserve 14 97155 |