Show washington ITEMS washington M may 8 26 is washington old did her cloyal royal highness prince hu fc julaila lalla the spanish infanta antal goodbye good bye with much regret when she left for new york yesterday during nor her stay of a week as the national guest she made herself extremely popular by displaying qualities not usually associated with royalty in the minds of ora ordinary inary folks instead of being a stickler for ceremony ne e appeared to bo be delighted at its absence and to enjoy seeing the sights of the national capital and being entertained just like an american she went the rounds to mt ML vernon arlington dolbier Bold lera s home great falls cain ca in jobu johns s bridge the capi tol and to the top of the washington monument nt just like any other to washington would have done sh visited president and mrs cleveland at the white house was visited by mrs cleveland and the cabinet ladles ladies and was given a state dinner by the president she bhe and her bar husband prince antoine Ant olne suld amid before leaving that they had bad enjoyed every hour of their stay they will go from now new york to chicago the presbyterian Presby Lerian Lerlan general assembly which has been in session for a week to is now wrestling with the trial of dr briggs tor for heresy a case that has rl reidy gained a worldwide world wide fame and the proceed proceedings iDge have been at times very bicy borsuch for such a body dr briggs is making a hard fight and his friends in the assembly are ably seconding him but it looks like a losing fight to an outsider as it seems almost certain that he will be found guilty although there is IH much doubt as to what his punishment will be many who will vote to declare him bim guilty will not vote to make his punishment extreme fears are expressed that this trial will result in the withdrawal of a number of widely known ministers from the presbyterian churco in view of the many statements that are being made concerning the attitude of pension commissioner loch ren ran towards the 0 A B R and the present pension system the following statement from him to is both timely and interesting we have of course no prejudice against the G A B R quite the reverse in tact fact it is a great organization I 1 am a member myself you know as I 1 think all old union soldiers should be with regard to the policy of the department a very simple statement will suffice I 1 have one policy the equal energetic and exactly just juat administration of we the pension laws as they are found upon the statute boas bo As ks if a man is ia entitled to a pension he be ought to have it and if he be to is not entitled to it he should not apply the department is really a court of claims and it is we the business and duty of its it officials to outer inter upon examination of the papers papera submit submitted tod in each oae came with patience and without bias for or against go bo tar far as an lies in my power thi this will be done effrom if from examination of the rolls it appears that the in being robbed the payment of money to the unworthy will be discontinued I 1 am certain that genuine veterans vet erana everywhere ask only fair dealing there are to be no more civilian indians indiana agents up except where the indians indiana are in a highly advanced stage of civilization such was waa the announcement made this week by secretary smith and it means that two thirds or more of the indian agents are to be army officers which jowa at all Dl easing to the numerous nume roue gentlemen umen who are anxious to become JenU indian agents it len lenit it pleasing to the army officers either for as a rule they do not wish to serve as am indian agents president cleveland is much pleased as babas be has a right to be at his success in I 1 acting as a mediator between japan and cores corea and about a peace fill bettl ment of a dispute that at one time threatened to cause a war between those two nations the cherokee indians indian a will not as at first I 1 intended negotiate in wall street the in bonds which they propose issuing on the basis of the dl di berred payments from the government for or the cherokee outlet but will advertise for bids for the whole agiou amount nt to be opened in this olty city these bonds bonda will bear 4 per cent interest and will practically be guadar guaranteed teed by the government ern ment almost a sensation was created by the report of Assi assistant attorney general colby on the investigation ot of the weather bureau which be recently conducted which was made to secretary morton this ibis week while the report makes no specific recommendations it raps the officials of the bureau over the knuckles from beginning to end particular ly the chief prof harrington and indicates rather plainly the belief of its maker that it would be advantageous to have the bureau put back under military cont control rolt and closes by quoting the expenses of the bureau since ince it has been under its present management and what they were under general greeley |