Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-07-27

States ana Brtt11h Maritime Program
News at this NAVY Yard from the Blscl
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Missionary III Cofea:
] WxsHneros. July 2s.-secretary Noble
issued an order directing DR.. Geo. Wing
and II. d. Bruce, Of the board of pension
appeals, and Judge Z. w. Campbell, Of the
attorney Generals Office. as committee
to forthwith enter upon an Investigation
OF all re-ratings Of pensions made by the
pension bureau during the last twelve
months, and especially those Of the PEN
sioners in the government service. with q
view Of ascertaining II any such re-ratings
have been made in violation Of law.
w. r. Wharton, acting secretary Of state,
said to an Associated Press reporter. to-
day, speaking OF statement made in the
House, yesterday, by parliamentary secre-
tary for the foreign Office, that no agree
ment had yet been made with the American
government for Q program OF maritime
conference to be held in Washington, Octo.
Der 18th; that it referred only to the
routine OF conference. England has &C
cepted the invitation Of tie United States
to participate in q conference with the pro-
visos OF the program OF subjects to be dis
| cussed satisfactory. This program has
been drawn up by q commissioner OF the
United States and submitted to the English
government. No answer has been yet re-
ceived. The program covers great many
subjects in regard to the navigation Of vss-
sells, for which the conference will be called.
It can be modified, and probably will be,
as largely suggestive in the matter. There
is no reason to suppose England will not
agree.
The board on the selection OF . site for q
navy.yard on the Atlantic or Gull coast,
met to-day at the navy department..
The interstate commerce COMMITTEES to-
day decided that the practice OF trunk lines
to accept smaller sum for hauling grain |
for export between the interior and sea-
board than the regular rate between the |
same points is in violation of law. This |
decision is founded on the complaint of the /
New York Produce Exchange against the
New York Central road. The decision says:
"The only practicable mode yet devised for
making throtgh export rates is to add to
the established inland rates from the inter.
ior to the seaboard current ocean rates"
Capt. Willard Young, in charge Of the
river and harbor improvements Of Oregon,
mends the following appropriations for
continuing the work next year as follows:
Coquille river, SIC, 900; entrance to Coos
bay, $3.50, 900; entrance to Yaquina bay,
e75, 600; Tillamook bay and harbor, $780,
300.
Acting Secretary Batcheller has appoin: ed
'pector Of customs for duty on northwest
,rn coast.
1t is said the civil service commission is
lot satisfied with the administration of the
ivil service law in the pension Office. Com.
missioner Roosevelt, it 10 understood, will
make remonstrance against the course that
las been pursued. H., f Ii
The navy department to-day received a I
eport from Admiral Ghehardtee, stationed I
It Port au Prince, dated July 18th. There
vas no mention OF any fighting. The ad- &
niral stated that Hyppolits was reported I
% be advancing upon Port au Prince. and
hat upon the beginning OF the attack, a |
orce Of mariners would be landed from I
United States ships in the harbor to pro-. /,
ect American representa- tives and interest !,
Il American residents. The admiral alsot
eported that sLeeitime had appealed toi Z
he American minister, Thompson, to meet \
and endeavor to arrange some Z
'asis upon which the conflict between their
orces might be stopped, but whether d
Thompson had taken any steps to carry \
ut Legitime's request is not stated.
Telegraphic representations were received r
rom Congressman Taylor OF Tennessee,
hat Mrs. Hattie Gibson Heron, mission
ry in Corea, was to be hanged for preach
,g the doctrines OF christianity. The state
apartment cabIed the Minister at Seoul to
lyestigate the case, and il necessary, or
OF too late, to use his good Offices in &C.
iring Mrs. Heron's release. The state de-
artment has no other advices from the q
inject. CT