The Portland daily press., 1884-10-14

cadence OF cnolera in Europe the Secretary of
the Treasury has requested the Department Of
State to discontinue the services of the SANTA
ry inspectors at London and Liverpool. Those
inspectors in France and Italy will bo retained
or the present.
President Arthur ON Ezis Way Home.
A telegram received at the Navy Depart
ment today announces that the United States
steamship DesDatcn arrived at Fortress Mon
roe, Va, this morning from New York with
the President on board and saying that the
vessel will sail for Washington tonight SO as
to arrive there tomorrow morning.
Interesting Case in the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court of the United States re-
assembled at noon today with full bench and
a large attendance. A few attorneys were ad-
mitted to practice bat other business was
transacted, and the court adjourned at 12.15.
The regular call of the docket will begin to-
morrow with the first assigned case for that
day, No. 513, the United States against Wad-
dell and others which will be submitted on
printed briefs.
The next cases to be called are what are
known as war premium or Alabama claims
cases of tue Great Western and Columbia In
surance companies against the United States,
brought here by appeal from the court of
claims These were suits brought by the in
suraDce companies t. recover, in one case
$546 .965, aud the other $876, ,S45, alleged to be
due them ont of the Geneva award on account
OF the Losses arising from the capture aud des-
tructiou by tie Cos federats cruisers of certain
vessels Gu which the petitioners had issued
policies of insurance The suits were brought
IN the court of claims for the alleged reasons
that the special tribunal appointed to consider
such cases exc uded the claims of petitioners
while the undieposed balance of the award was
covered into the United States Treasury, and
the petitioners left without any other means of
enforcing their demands. The cour. of claims
iu an opinion delivered by its chief Justice dis
mis- ha Dpfitinna n the prOnnd hnt m
cause of action against the United States was
shown from that decision. The peti TONERS
have appealed. The argument Of these cases
will occupy the whole day tomorrow.
The Meridian Conference.
At the prime meridian conference today,
Sir Frederick Evans of Great Britain pre-
sented comparative statement showing that
the tonnage of shipping controlled by the
Greenwich standard of longitude was in
round numbers IA COG, CSC tons while that con-
troiled by tue Paris standard was only l $780,
0O0 tons. Rutherford's resolution in favor of
Greenwich as the prime meridian was then
adopted ,21 nations vetingin favor of ,ons (San
Domiugu), against it and France and Brazil
abstaining from voting.
he Naval War College stablished.
The Secretary of the Navy has issued an Or
der as follows:
A college is hereby established for an advanced
course professional study for naval officers to be
known as the naval war college. 1t will be under
the general supervision of the bureau of navigation
The principal building on Coasters Harbor Island
at Newport R. L. will be assigned to its use and is
hereby transferred with its surrounding structures
and grounds Immediately adjacent, to the custody
and control of the bureau OF navigation for that
purpose. The college will be under the Immediate
cnarge of an officer of tbs navy not below the grad
of commander, to be known as the president Of The
naval war college He will be assisted in the per-
formance of his duty by faculty. The conrse
of instruction, embracing the CHER branches OF
professional study will be arranged by BOARD CON
sistng of all the members of the faculty and incud
ing the president of the college who will be the pre-
siding officer of the board The course of instruct
ing will be open to I'll officers above the grade OF
naval cadet. Commodore S. b. Luce has been as
signed to duty as president of the college.