From Washington

CAPITAL GOSSIP. Washington, May 22. -Charles Denby, the United States Minister to China, advises the Socretar.v of State under date of April 3 last of the appointmeut of Tsui Kwo Yin, w Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Chipa to the United States ylo Chang Ven Hoon. Washington, May 23. - A statement prepared in the office of Solicitar of the Treasurr shows that there are now 13,808 unsatUfled judgments on the books of that office, represe nting the sum of 810,565,112. Tkey cover the period trom July 1, 186C, to July 1, 1888, and represent all classes of lndebtedness to the Government, principally from fines, forfeitures and trespasses. There was coüected durlag the saine period the sum of $45,(100,000. Solicitor Hepburn proposes to investígate these old cases, with a view to the collectlon of the whole or a part of the outstandtog judgmentH. Washington, May ?_'. - The Secretary of (ha Tre8ury has received a conscienca contrlbution from a resident oL this city In the fonn of f ourteen two-cent stampa. Washington, May 22.- The Treasury ac couatants have completed an estímate of Uii cash value of the currency, coin and seourities turned over to Treasurer Huston bj ex-Troasurer Hyatt, and tind the total amount to be 722,OOU,O0(). Washington, May 25. - President Harrim yesterday appointed B. F. Gilkerson, ol Pnny!vania, to be Second Comptroüer ol th Treasury. Washington, May 25. - The pension approprlatio.i act for the current ñeual year approprlattd $88,400,000, iucluding 8,000,. 000 to meet a threatened deticiency. ChieJ Ball, of the asents división of the Pension Office, says that it Is true that this amount ha all been drawn from the treasury, but that more than il6,0U0,0U0 remalns in the hands of the eighteen pension agenta with whlch to meet the quarterlv paymenta whlch f all due on June 4. It is thought that thU amount will nearly suffice until July 1, when the appropriation lor the next fiscal year will become available. Mr. Bell saya that the appropriation for the next fiscal f ear, tS0,4W,XX, is too fimall, and that tliere willbe a deficiency of about 915.000,000. Washington, May 27. -The Government bas adv rtistl for pioposals tor the construction of three new cruisers, each to be built at a oost of uot inore tlian $700,000. Washinoton, May 27. - Two new postoffices have been established in Oklahoma Territory; one atMoore, A. M. Pettit postmaster, twenty-four miles south of Purcell, and one at Norman, D. V. Marquart postinaster. thirteen miles south of Oklahoma City. Washington, May 27. -The marriag'e of exBecrotary Bayaid to Miss Mary Willing Clymber ík anuouncedto take place on June 12 in Ut. John's Episcopal Church in thia city. Washinoton, May 28. - Commissioner Tanner farorn raiHing the pensions of men who have lost an arm and a leg trom }50 to 172 a month. Washinoton, May 2&- Samuel J. Ruby, Of Iowa, has been appointed Consul at Belfast, Ireland.