Show L af sav j rt n t AT BLAIM NO the believes in the secretary s withdrawal the campaign airy 12 the fact that general clarkson has practically recovered his health and expects to leave hot props the of this month has given nee 0 o bome gossip as to tha part be will perform in shaping the action to he taked by ilia convention tae general is not expected in washington aad ins more important conferences vt ill beheld in new york he has already been in correspondence with several prominent men in this cita and other portions of alie east both factious of the party 10 obtain an capres ion from him an the presidential question his attitude en this subject has changed and in a letter recently addressed to a gentleman who stands very close to mr general clarkson Clarks nn predicts the presidents tB and declares it is be best selection that can ba made mr clareson is still loyal to blague but realizes that he cannot be made the bartys standard bearer aarfor himself he will not be a party to any attempt to the president general Clark sona health is euch that he will not undertake to personally manage tha coming shoud tha president desire him to remain ra chairman of the national committee he may do EO but all the work will bo performed by trusty Hsu tenants r NEW doai may 12 the western traffic association is in session A matter of some importance which it ia expected will come up for tion is the ad visibility of reducing the number of commissio from biye 0 o four on account of texas arkansas mexico and indian territory being dropped from the jurisdiction of the association when the board took a recess prea ident roswell miller said the 0 B Q aad island applied to tha commissioners for authority to reduce freight rates to colorado and utah to such figure as they claims d was being made by secret rebates and cuts the commissioners denied the authority the roads appealed 10 the blaid which this mornin refused to reverse the rul ing of the commissioners at the time they gave lotice of appeal they also pave notice eliat they would put the re deuced rates in effect within ninety days this notice stands at the afternoon session the subject of transcontinental passenger traffic commissions waa and the committee submitted a foria of ment which will be sent to the president of every company for his signature to go into effect when signed by all the roads not later than anne ast 1st in the event of its going into effect the aadi I 1 eon will withdraw its notices of a re of rates to meet the excessive commissions at the instance of the denver rio grande a resolution was passed mahnk the colorada utah association a subdivision of the western traffic association to determine arising in ita terri tory and with the right of appeal to the western traffic association in case of between the members the following were elected aldace F walker J D midget J N faithorn E P vining and whoever may be elected commissioner of the western passenger association the resignation of finley bavine been received the association adjourned corsair Coa sair washington may 12 senator sherman two amendments to the consular and diplomatic appropriation bill one being an increase from to of the item for the bureau nf american Ee and the other to insert an item lor for he payment of the united K tales share of tace expenses of the preliminary survey for the continual cont intal railway rail woy recommended by the international american conference among the bills passed were the senate bill authorizing the secretary ot war to cause a lo 10 be maae for a sip canal connecting lake erie and ohio river from connaught harbor or from erie to pittsburg Pitts burs and appropriate inc for the establishment of breh hatcheries in montana texas and on the gulf coast and appropriating each for the fiet two and for the last the housa bill to pro the united states circuit and district court at evanston wyoming the presiding officers laid before the senate a message from the president of the unite I 1 states transmitting the seventh annual report of the commie lioner of labor after the executive session the sanate adi onried |