New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-13
WASHINGTON.

! TIE LINE AND sTAFF QUARREL TO BIZ COMPRo-
MIsED-HEALTH OF MINISTER STELLA
BARGER-THE CHINESE MIssIoS-THE TEN
NEssEE RAILROAD CAsEs-LEGALIzED DIS
TILLERIES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON, Friday. Nov -, 1909.
II now probable that the difference existing be-
tween the line and staff Of the navy concerning their re-
specve rank. Will he amicaby settled without appeal
10 Congress- as threatened. II intention Of
Secretary Robson to organize Board OF Naval officers
10 settle the points at issue between the two
classes Of officers this Board 10 b. com
posed OF the heads OF the different
Bureaus Of the Navy Department three Of whom belong
TO the line and three the staff OF the navy but some OF
the representatives OF the staff have submitted to secre
tary Robson their grievances and their desre and the
Secretary has intmated that compromise will be easily
effected. The details Of the compromise VIII be submit
ted to Congress in his forthcoming report.
The State Department has received no Information
from Minister shelabarger indicating his dissatisfaction
with the mission Portugal that he desired to be re-
called on account Of continued Ill health NO notice
whatever has been given the Department that his
health bad, although dispatches received from
him no later than a week ago. The Department gave Mr.
sheabarger GO days leave his arrival IN LsbOu and
since his the subject Of his health has net been
alluded to.
It s said that Minister Low will not start for China
until after the meeting Of Congress. He was ayerse To
accepting the mission at ALL aud Ia asserted that
II he fails in having the mission exalted to Of tho
first class early in the session Of Congress he will resign,
and return to California.
The published statement OF the compromise OF tho
Tennessee Railroad cases in the u. Supreme Court,
this morning, Is erroneous The railroad companies
Jointly prepared bonds the Government for ts
claims IN case judgment shall finally be rendered against
them This bond accepted by the attorneys for the
Government The cases. about 20 in ALL now 20 back to
the lower Court, to be tried on their merits
appears from the Revenue Bureau records that there
are only about $50 egazed dstlleres IN operation,
although the numberregsteed reaches about 400 There
are In addition Of course an unknown number OF Illicit
stills but the Revenue officers continually reducing
their number.
The following ladies and gentlemen win leave here to-
morrow in special car for Macon Ga, 10 tattend tie
State fair to be held there next week The Hon. Column
bus Delano and daughter. Commissioner CaprOn aud
wife, Prof Henry and daughter Of the Smithsonian Insi
tute Dr. Nichols Of the Insane Asylum. Col
Forney, Senator Cameron, Judge Watts, Congressman
woodward Col. T. o. Knox, Messrs. Coleman sEArpess,
and Boulder of Pennsylvania A E. Knapp, President OF
the Pennsylvania "A agricultural Society; Messrs. Ewan-
ger and Barry OF Rochester Charles Bragdon OF The Re-
raj Netc- Yorker. and Scion Robinson OF TIE TRIBUNE
John A. Boles, Naval Judge-Advocate General ana
Solicitor Of the Navy Department left here tonight :or
the Navy-Yard at Portsmouth, n. H. Judge-Adyocato
OF the Naval Court ordered thar place
Monday next and Of which Capt d. Men. Fairfax, IT, s.
N, is President