Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-05-08
THE TANGIER AFFAIR.
The. Department of State issues a
Statement Explaining the Ma
ture Of the Trouble.
To Provide Efficient Mail Service
with Foreign Companies-The
Chinese Treaty Ratified by
the Senate.
esnstor Edmunds Makes an Adverse Ma
3oriry Report on the Fisheries Treaty.
A Minority Report Submitted.
AN UNDERSTANDING REACHED.

0AinOIIty ESepoKu SuDmitSeos
AN UNDERSTANDING REACHED.
WASHINGTON, May THE following
statement in regard to the Tsngier affair
Is issued bY the Department of ate:
It Is not true there has been any refu-
sal by the Sultan of Morocco to arbitrate.
He proposed to Mr.. Lewis some weeks
ago to send special agent to Tan
ger to discuss with Mr.. Lewis the mat
tiers ct difference, all questions upon
which they could not agree to be referred
to some third person. With the appro-
val OF the State Department Mr.. Lewis
agreed TO this and after some discussion
IS to details complete understanding
w's reschsd. The meetings were t. begin
Saturday LAST. The presence Of the Quin-
nebsug at Tangier was casual and had
nothing to do with the discussions be-
tween Mr.. Lewis and the authorities. The
Quinnebaug is on a regular cruise.
THE POsTOFFICE APPROPRIATION.
WASHINGTON, May 7-Seuator Frye
to-day introduced In the Senate the
amendment heretofore proposed by him
to the posto flee appropriation bill to pro-
vide more efficient msil service between
the United States and Central and South
America and the West Indies. The
amount of money to be appropriated,
however, is increased from $500 600, as
originally pro Osed, to 81 900 900. Tue
bill authorizes the Postmaster Gen.
ersl to contract with American registered
ateam ships for the transportation of
Uaited States mails to ports 10 the ooun-
tries named, these contracts to be as q
compensation not to exceed one cent for
eacn $50 grains weight on the letters and
one twentieth of one cent for each $50
grsins weight on papers for each naust-
cal mile transported on the outward
trip.
The Senate in executive session to-day
tatSfsd the Chinese treaty without divis-
= Senator Edmunds has reported the
fisheries treaty, adversely submitting q
writ en- majority report, aud Senator
Morgan submitted minority report.
MI. Eimunds gave notice he would Call
up the treaty week hence.
RBFERRED TO A SUB COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Msy AT meeting of
the Senate committee on judicisry to-day
40 action WAS taken on the nomination of
Melville W. Fuller to be Chief Justice
except the formal reference to q sub
committee.
THE MYSTERIOUS EXPRESS ROBBERY.
WASHINGTON, May There are no
new developments at the Treasury De.
partment In regard 10 the missing S4l 900
of the American Exchange National B .nk.
Detectives were at the office of the ex-
press agent in the building to day inves.
tigstipg the matter. The responsibility
for the loss lies between the officers OF
the bank and the officers of the express
company, and detectives are engaged 10
the interest of each.
ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT.
WAsHINGroN, Msy 7-R preventative
Charles E Brown Of Olio o.daY intro
duced 3 bill modifying the civil service
lsw. 1t makes eligible for appointment
without being required to pass civil sery-
federal soldiers and sailors of the late
wsr upon satisfactory evidence of good
character and capsbllity.
TRYING TO REOPEN THE TELEPHONE CASE
May IA petition for
flied In the clerks office of the Supreme
Peoples Telephone Company who claim
that Daniel Drawbaueh IS the real in
ventor OF the telephone. Copies Of the
petition were distributed among tine
justices of the court and 1t is probable
that the matter will be considered BY
them, this week In the recess OF the court
.anaea decision thereon announced on
next Monday, when the present term nf
court oses. Oily hlse justices who
sat 10 consideration Of the telephone case
originally will tsks part In the apple.
lion for iehearing. The application
can only be granted on the request of one
OF G. e three justices who concurred In
Chief Justice Waiee's opinion unfolding
the validity Of Bells claim as the original
inventor Of the telephone.
In their petition the counsel prsy that
the court will rehear and consider the
mstters decided March 19, 1888. so far a.
she same involves the question of the
epfioriiy of the invention OF the electric
speaking telephone and that an order be
entered reversing the decision below ana
dismissing the appallees' bill with cost to
the appellant. In the cases in which re-
hearing is asked, viz: No. 270-Peopes'
Telephone Company ct al appellants, and
No. 771-The Overland Tele phone Com
p,ny ct al appellants, both versus the
American Bell Telephone Company ct 81;
the grounds of the application for rehesr
ing are stated to be: FIRST, thst court 10
It's opinions inadvertently erred in re-
specs to certain matters of fact and Is "
material to and decisive of these cases;
and, second, that in consequence Of these
errors the decision OF the court was
against the weight OF evidence.
The application for rehesr pg is signed
BY Lysander Hill. c. F Edmunds, Don
NJ. Dickinson, Chsrles P Cropsy and D.
C. Andrews Of counsel for the aapall.
ants.
SPEECH AS Is SPEECH.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May7-Ths event In the
House Tomorrow r light will be the speech
of Mr.. Martin Of Texas on the tariff bill
TnsiMaj or told yonr CORE spond-nt. to1t
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