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Show GENERAL. WuhihiuCou Motes, Washington, 9. The commiesion which has been inquiring into the New York poatoffico disaster report to Secretary Siicrmun that the accident was caused first, by an imperfect truss, which was not the kind approved ap-proved or contracted for; second, that the truss was not examined by a competent com-petent person before it was put to the etrain. The commission believed the disaster fortunate in that it ltd to the dotectiou of tho radical weakness of a hidden girder in the ceiling of the United States court room, which should be immediately remedied. ' The Beeretnry of war, to-day, issued; an ordor directing that 2,500 enlisted mtu of the army be discharged ba-twoen ba-twoen this and July 1st, in ordor that they may be paid out of tho appropriation appropri-ation for the current fiscal year. Had the session beeu called on the 4tb of June, as contemplated, thedischargoa need not havo been made for some months. Undor the act of August loth, 1S75, the president was empowered empow-ered to incronae the number of enlisted en-listed men to one hundred for each company of euch regiments of cavalry as may be employed in tho existing Indian hostilities, and as in his opinion opin-ion may bo required. The same aet provided that not more than 2,500 enlisted men shall thus be added at any one time to the 25,000 authorized by the act of July iMth, 1S76, and it is the additional men enlisted in pursu- nnc.fi of this net. wlm ra imw charged. This reduces the army to 25,000 enlisted men. Minister Shiekin called upon the secretary of state this afternuou, and gave official notification to tho government gov-ernment of the United States that a state of war exists between Eussia and Turkey. It is not yet determined whether a neutrality proclamation will bo iasued by our government. Chicago, 0. Inter-Ocean's Washington: Wash-ington: Tho enemies ol Kasson are reviewing the resolutions introduced by him in the Iowa state senate in 1S70, violently denouncing Spain and calling upon Iowa's representatives to securo the recognition of Cuban independence inde-pendence by the United States. Secretary Sherman refused ta hear the Chicago whisky men la-night, saying he bad already decided their cases and had no lime to spare for I'raargumont. They could present Iheir wishes in writing. Charles Keed sends to the Inter-Ocean Inter-Ocean frorn Washington lm letter to t'acrotary Sherman in reply to ex-Saeretary ex-Saeretary Morrill's letter, which was published yesteiday, and which treats o: the quGition of compromise with tho ring. Keed insists that Morrill is mistaken. Ho declares that Morrill really agreed to tjivo him civil immunity, im-munity, and that ex-Attorney General Gen-eral Taft and Commissioner Ilaum will certify to this. Nt-llio Porter, daughter of the ad-rmrnl, ad-rmrnl, whs married to Lieutenant L v:n of the navy to day. The church was crowded. Mrs. Hayes Gen. Sherman, and other notables were present. |