The Portland daily press., 1886-10-21

No. 383-Jaes S. Robinson, individually ard as
executrx, &C., VS.. the Female Orphan Asylum OF
Portland. ct al.
No. 434-The Washington Ice Company, ct al,
VS.. Nathania Wester.
No. GIN Stachelberg ct al VS.. Ernesto
Ponce.
No. 653-G. L. Eames VS.. Sarah J. Savage.
No. 654-G. L. Eames VS.. S. A. Bickford.i
No. 707-Nathan Rosennassar, ct al. VS.. John
Berry
Pensions Allowed and Increased.
The following pensions have been allowed
to people in Maine:
William Lash. Waldoboro.
A. L. Atkin Dedham.
j. j. Kirby, Hartland.
j. j. Knowles, SearSport.
Father of 8. NJ Eaton, North Sedgwick.
j. E. Strong, North Raymond.
d. A Blanch, Lubec.
a. j. Kinney, West Lubec.
Silas Renniman, New Harbor.
j. S. Sites, Mapleton.
Pensions have been increased to the fol-
lowing:
C. RUSSELL Lewiston.
Z. r Buimer, Perry and j. Peasley, Bucksport
M. p. A. Wilder. DennysYille.
Frank Beale Eastport.
Job RamSdell, Garland.
A pension was returned to W. A. Rhodes.
Windham.
The President to Visit Richmond.
The Presidential party, consistiong of the
President ana Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary
Bayard Secretary and Miss Endicott, Post
master General and Mrs. Villas, and Col. La
mont, will leave Washington for Richm ond
tomorrow morning about 750, and arrive
there about - o'clock. The President will
hold general reception on the fair grounds
during the afternoon, but will make no ad-
dress. The party will leave Richmond at
o'clock and expect to reach Washington be-
fore midnight.
A Land Question.
The Secretary of the Interior has ordered
that certain lands in Walla Walla land dis
trict in Washington Territory lying on the
branch line of the Northern Pacific railroad
running between Wallula Junction and
WallalWalla now withdrawn for the benefit
of the Northern Pacific railroad company be
restored to the settlement and entry. 1t APP
pears this track, which comprises about 22,-
900 acres, was Overlo ooked in the general res
toration of those lands which by change in
the general route of the road was thrown
outside its withdrawal limits.
Minister Cox.
Minister Cox had second interview with
Secretary Bayard this morning and indicat-
ed a desire to be relieved of his duties as
United States minister to Turkey. A formal
resignation has not yet been presented but is
expected upon his acceptance of the Con-
gressional nomination.
Studies of the Recent Earthquake.
The systematic study of the great mass of
earthquake returns, gathered by correspon-
dents of the geological survey from all por-
tions of the area affected by the recent con
vulsions, is about to be undertaken by Off
cials of the survey under the supervision of
Captain Clarence e. Dutton, United States
ordinance corps. Captain Dutton has been
for many years connected with the work of
the geological survey, and is well recogniz-
aI Nl,o
nomena as well as upon general geology He
has Just returned from the Northwest, where
he has spent season in making prelimina-
ry geological survey of the Oregon region.
showing the lines of intensity and the other
those of the times of the impulses-are be-
ing made as preliminary steps. These as far
as prepared, leave no doubt that Charleston
and Summerville were at the very focus of
the disturbance. From this centre the inn
pulses spread in all directions with increas-
ing intensity, as would be the case with
waves of the sea, but they were much brok-
en- and varied in their progress by reason of
the varying densities of the material which
transmitted them. The impulses appear to
have travelled much faster up the Atlantic
coast than toward the West. No other great
earthquake was ever so well observed, from
a scientific standpoint, and while the scien-
fists hardly hope to discover the seed of the
disturbance, yet the study, it is believed can
phenomena.
Two New Treaties with Turkey.
| Minister Cox before leaving Constantine
| pie consummated under instructions from
| the United States government two treaties
with Turkey-an extradition and naturali-
| zation treaty similar to the one now existing
| between this country and Great Britain and
between this country and AEstria-Hungary.
| Some twelve or fifteen years ago these two
| treaties were drawn up between the two gov
ernments and were ratified by the United
States Senate, but with amendments which
| the Sultan declined to accept, and so they
| fell through. At the present time there is
no protection in Turkey for Turks who have
become naturalized citizens of the United
States. "Once Turk always a Turk" is
the only rule now recognized by the Sublime
| Porte. Mr.. COX has persuaded the Sultan
| to accept the amendments of the United
| States Senate, and it now only requires this
government to sanction and promulgate its
| own treaties with its own amendments. Ii
| the government sees its was to do this, as
Mr. Cox has no reason to doubt it will, then
the treaties will go into effect Immediately
| No further ratification by the United States
| Senate will be needed and there will be nc
| nand for Mr. Cox Tn raturn to Turkey.