Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-15
LIVE WASHINGTON WAITS.


to-day to reporter about the action of the
Board of Control OF the Worlds Columbian
Exposition in deciding to ask for an appro
priation Of $5,0J0,000, instead Of loan of that
amount, as was at first contemplated, said
81 do not think that there is any good rea
son to expect this Congress to make an ap.
preparation of the amount specified, for this
Congress will be quite chary in its expendt
lures. Nor do understand that regular
appropriation will be asked. Congress will
however, am confident make loan to the
board of that amount. for. guaranteed as ii
will be by tie receipts. which will aggregate
three times the amount asked, there will be
no failure on the part o. the Government to
have It repaid. Congress in this way ad.
vanced $1,5oo.0oo to the Centennial, and
know Of no reason why (for the Worlds
Columbian Exposition will be immeasurably
larger) the sum asked should not receive
the same generous treatment"
The United States Supreme Court to-day
held. in an opinion rendered by Justice
Field, that tax levied by the State Of Maine
on the gross receipts of the Grand Trunk
Railway CompanyNof Canada, for the privi.
lege Of exercising its franchises within the
State of Maine, was legal and constitutional,
and was not contrary to the provision OF
the Constitutio prohibiting the States from
regulating inter-Sta te commerce.. Four jus.
t1ces dissented and five signed the opinion.
SECRETARY FOSTER continues to improve
slowly, but will hardly be able to leave his
house this month. He was compelled to
cancel his engagement to speak at the din.
ner Of the Boston Board Of Trade Wednes-
day evening next, but has arranged with AS
sistant Secretary Nettleton to represent him
on that occasion. General Nettleton left
here for Boston this afternoon. s
JOHN S. MILLER, Corporation Counsel
representing the city of Chicago, to-day
moved in the United States Supe-
r1or Court to advance the hearing
OF the four suits between the Illinois
Central Railroad Company on one side
and the people OF tho State of Illinois,
the United States of America and the city of
Chicago on the other side. The suits in
along the water front Of Chicago and sub
merged lands under the waters of Lake
Michigan. 1t is desired to have a speedy
settlement Of the dispute, so that this prop.
transports tion tor the visitors to the
Worlds Fair. The Court will probably rule
on the motion within week.
JOHN b. AMEs, of Lincoln, Neb., to-day
moved in the United States Supreme Court
to dismiss. on technical legal ground, the
suit of James F. Hilton. appellant, versus
James E. Jones. The motion was opposed
by w. Hallet Phillips, of this city, in behalf
of Hilton, who also moved to set the case
down for a later day. to be heard in connec-
tion with another case. The suit involves
title to large tract Of land in the vicinity
of Lincoln, Neb., said to be valued at $500, 900.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, in the United
States Supreme Court to-day, dismissed, for
want of jurisdiction, the appeal of David l..
Hammond ct al against Walter S. Johnston,
receiver of the National Bank of the State of
Missouri, and Clara A. Baker. The suit in
the city of st. Louis. The decision Of the
court is based on the ground that the State
courts decision covered the case so as to
leave. no Federal question necessary to be
passed upon.
ACTING on the advice of the United
States District Attorney at Buffalo, Acting
Secretary Spalding to-day instructed the
Collectors of Customs at Buffalo, Ogdens-
burg, Suspension Bridge and Plattsburg, N.
Y, to cause photographs to be taken OF all
Cinnamon arrested for unlawful entry into
the United States from Canada. 1t is ex-
Identification of all Cinnamon who return
to this country after having once been de-
ported to Canada as the country whence
they came"
NEwBERGER, REIss & Co., of San Fran
cisco. recently offered to compromise the
Governments claim against them on ac-
count of alleged fraudulent entries of mer-
chandise. The Investigation OF this case re-
suited in the dismissal of Deputy Collector
at San Francisco who was shown to have
assisted in the entry of goods at much less
than the proper rate of duty. The matter
nc fa ~a1 70 kHa
he has returned the papers to the Treasury
Department, with q recommendation that
the offer of compromise be rejected. Acting
Secretary Spalding said this afternoon that
the Attorney Generals recommendation
will be followed and criminal proceedings
instituted against the offending persons.
THE Acting Judge Advocate General of
the Army has formulated q series of charges
against Major Lewis C. Overman, OF the
Engineer Corps. based on the evidence Of
the persons who accused him of official mis-
conduct while op duty in Cleveland. These
charges were this afternoon submitted to
Acting Secretary Grant, who will refer them
before taking further action. The charges
are ex parte, and may be explained by Major
Overman to the entire satisfaction of the
department. In this event he will be re-
stored to duty, but unless this is done he
will be court martialed.
REPRESENTATIVE CULBERsoN said to.
day that if he is nominated to be an Inter-
State Commerce Commissioner he will &C
cept the position, but further than that he
declined to speak.
THE State of Maryland was to-day given
leave by the United States Supreme Court to
file bill in chaucery against the State of
West Virginia to settle the question raised
by Maryland that its Jurisdiction extends to
the south branch OF the Potomac, several
miles south of the present generally ac-
cepted boundary line.
IT is stated on good authority that ex-
Baker, of Indiana, has been
selected for appoin tment as Judge of the
Court OF Claims, vice Judge Schofield, re-
tired, and that his nomination will be sent
to the Senate this week.
Mr.. ENLoE, of Tennessee, has deter
mined to offer a resolution looking to
further investigation Of Commissioner
Raum's administration of the Pension Bu-
special committee of inquiry.
s, vAP0RIZED OIL AS FUEL
1t Will Be Tried in the Government Ord
nance Workshops.
WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-The use Of vapor-
lied petroleum for fuel in the new hot blast
heating furnace in the shrinking pit at the
ordnance shops has been so
successful that it is probable its use will be |
greatly extended. The officers in charge of
the shops have under consideration plan
for using it in the furnaces Of the boilers
used in the shops, thus doing away with
coal entirely.
II the petroleum can be used successfully