Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-22
The President Acts Upon Court Mar
tlai Records which Have Been he.
fore Him for Some Time.
an UNDERSTANDING ABOUT CHI
Nose mATrCHS.
The second Libel Against the "itaia"
10 be DismisSed.-Admiral
Browns Report.
YRou wAsuISoroN.
Executive ciemency.- The "ita'n'"
Hrown'. Report.


wAsu1suTos, Sept. 2i.--The Pfesl.
dent this morning acted upon three
court martial records that have been be-
iofe him for some time. In the case OF
Lieutenant Miner 81 the Ninth In.
antry, sentenced 10 DO dismissed from
Inc service on the charge Of breach
ofpfomlae 10 abstain from the use OF
inioxicants, the President confirmed
the sentence.
In the case Of First Lieutenant
shnrp OF tho Twentieth Infantry, sen.
fenced 10 be- dlaniissed ON the charge {
drunkenness, the President commutcd
the sentence ~ suspension rom fnnk
under half pay Tot one year.
In the casc Of Ensign VIM. y. Cloke,
United States Navy, sentenced To bn
dismissed on the charge Of ahsenting
himself FROM the cruiser "Bal,lmorc,"
ghilu In Peru, after the expiration OF
his leave, the President rnitlgated tho
sentence to suspension from rank ahd
duty on furlough pay for two years, the
rulprlt 10 retain his present number IN
bis grade during that time.
TIN CHINESE TROUBLE.
A week sgo Secretary Tracy re.
marked. "lf the American Missions
aud American citizens Ia China are 10
rely upon the gunboats instead OF the
Chinese government, our ilect In
lhoso waters must DO very largely in'
creased"
while there l. no formal alliance,
yet the United States government has
reached MI understanding with the
- 1T
snd Germany, by the terms Of which,
IN the event u the failure Of tbs CHM
se government 10 afford adequate
guarantees. for the protection OF tue
lives, property and Interests OF Citizens
n those nations that duty IA TO be un-
tloftakcn by the governments OF Great
britain, France and Germany acting
Jointly. In caAe N riot or other dis
turLancc the vessels Of either OF the
four nations will afford n refuge ~ tbs
citizens ~ the other nations, and VIII
undertake 10 protect their consulates
and other Interests.
rIIE "iTATA" CAsR.
The sttorncy.genernl has directed
the United States district attorney u
dismis. the second liLol against the
"Iiata,n aud she Will be Immediately
released and free 10 resume traillc.
This new libel was filed against the
vessel unknown 10 and authorized by
the Encouragement. with the con.
sent Of the nitorncy.general the "itatR"
was released on bond but before the
bond was taken appraisers were ap.
pointed, who appraised the vessel and
cargo. The bond accepted viii now b,
responsible for any damages against
the vessel set forth In the indictment
for libel, should tho court sustain the
libel. October 10th has been set fof
tho consideration Of tho indictment
ngalnst TTumhull and Hurt, the
agents OF tho vessel. Tho libol case I.
To be considered Immediately after
wards.
The Encouragement has been nd
vised Of the action taken, and the pro
pfleiy Of prosecuting thia second llbe
Il now being considered by the at
Encouragement. The frat libel ngains
the vessel for forfeiture, for violation
Of the neutrality laws, will In NIL pro
liability, be pushed through. A post
ponement OF the trial, now SGT for thu
2ith inst, will be made.
CAnLRdRAM PRoM ADMIRAL BRows
wAsiIIsopOS. Sept. a. A cable
gram IL received nj The Navy depart
ment from Admiral Brown, M
nouncing the arrival Of the "5a,
Ffanclsc0n Mt Callao, and saying tina
she would leave for Acapulco, Mexico
next Friday.