The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-09-24
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.
Admiral Walker Leaves for Venezuela on
Boart Of the Chicago Entrusted
With Sealed Orders.

Consul-General Sutton has ca BLEED the
state Department that the time for the
Tree Importation OF corn has been ex.
tended by the Mexican Governmen,
until November IS.
In the case OF James Shinn. involving
POrterneld scri p location upon Belling,
nam Bay, Wash, the Land COMMITS.
slonet's ludgmen: is mod tied. The
principles involved are similar 10 those
In the case Of Addison A. Hosmer. lately
deceased. A hearing il ordered to de-
termine the status OF land applied for
after which the case will be aiiudics.ed.
/ TIE ten days" statement jus, issued
from the Treasury shows the total net
gold in the Treasury TO hs $ll4,2Is91l.
an increase OF about 5000 since the
hrst oil the month. The receipts at New
YORK from customs in that time were
f3o'7,8 8. showing q slight falling of
from the corresponding period OF last
year. and decrease OF more than Al
10000 as compared with the first ten
days OF August, 1892. This large de.
crease OF % per cent. is evidently due to
choiera, all the steamers now at qaaran-
tine being heavily laden with goods
treasury officials are anticipating a
heavy dee rease in customs receipts be-
cause OF the cholera epidemic in Europe,
American inventors are protestinv
bitterly against the action OF the small
arms board N recommending the adon-
ton Of foreign rifle for the use of the
Federal and State troops. Since the
announcement was made that the board
had reported in favor OF the Kray.
Jorgen'en rifle, the invention OF Her
man Johannes krag, superintendent Of
the rifle factory Of Norway, and Erick
Jor2ensen, battalion armorer of Norway
the War Department at Washington has
been flooded with letters from dis
appointed American inventors and their
friends urging that the boards recon-
mendation be not approved. MANY OF
these inventors claim they did not have
sufficient time TO properly perfect their
work, ami beg that the board be recon-
Vened for the purpose OF considering
improvements which they have made |
= nee their guns we're tried, and which |
they claim promise better results than |
hose obtained from the Krag- Jor.ensen |
gun.
There are good reasons for believing
n al the sealed instructions which were
,elivered ~ Admiral Walker on board
he chicago entrusted him with a mis-
non more important perhaps than auv
hat has been confided to an American
laval officer in recent years. The pro-
racted conference which President Har-
ison held with Acting secretary Of State
.dee on his recent visit TO Washington
he long consultation between Secretary
the Navy Tracy and Mr.. Adee before
Walkers orders were finally /.
reed upon; the carefully worded ,
lhclal statement given out that Admiral
'aIker was directed to pursue a yigor.
M course IN dealing with the situ atom.
specially in connection with foreign c
all take new significance
the Imposition, believed TO be well o
minded, that Admiral Walkers mission B
la 6uayra with his squadron will be $
prr?her the friendly Intervention Of .
le United states to the Venezuelan q
ithorities, whoever they may be by the q
me he arrives out there, for the pur.
'se oil preventing the anal absoYption n
venezuelan territory by Great Brit. a
n, and. further, to secure the restora. h
IN OF the statue quo a. to such BE- unda. r.
:. az existed PRIOR to 1877, and To OBJ a
ir consent for submission to arbitrs. n
m Of the question OF title 10 the terri. II
" In dispute. q