New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23
MR. WEISS MALTREAT.uENT.
PROMPT ACTION ~ THE GOVERNMENT
Upon IL ARREST IL lINII.
MINISTER urRutNS Return To roET-NO
PRINCE ON TIE A1l.ANTA-riE Ap>i'N'
IsTRATIOX's TIEMNE :.
IN, rytrcpApu 10 TIE TEIEuNs.'


u..i,.,,on no. o.-Thn fact that the Inl'el
cto,o. Minister 70 uaytl while visa to inns
co,rtr, ha b.cr directed bv lie safe DrH'r' mem
r,,rn Immediately Ia his post OF duty ana '''' w
Atlanta will n-port that official 20 T"' '''
has not attracted particular At,c""o'' ,,
II iu The dispatches from this ci'Y Il u'N - ~
htrr hoe, brief Nevertheless the incident ms
moro or less significance and the Se''l'"'"
,ostions connected with it lead TO new coH'P'''
lions With Ilavt II The claim ~ NJ ''''
osnoctciI, citizen Of Philadelphia fcnE D"'"' III
pori-anlrnce that his arrest by Inc o''i
of Tint city wa, uniu,ialle ana tha' hlS WV
I'm nri.on without an inquiry into inc MN, "
ease Was unduly prolonged, l. rue III" '"i'' ,.,
rou,d seem T. have good ground fot observing H"N'
=. 5,,r,,, thc presence OF Minister Durham ''lu "
r-ri,d states vessel Of Wal at tho laS'l"h '"r'''
rro,, nrvato advces from Port-an Prince ]" "P
neors that upon recent occasion, "he ''"
an Office "A small package wmch nc '"u 20 .,
placed there, MIR. Mevs was arrcS''" ~ ,..,o
IIouse officials and thrown into prison "' Wv h
=, ,,ccri,o Mr. News protested against S''"
tro.,mout and stated that the package III P''
800 IA avn and had boon put In the once y" Wv
,,. oIr = f,yv minute, before, while he was ir"'
,,, dot,I, thc dock on his way TO nnother poi'' ~ ~
nerLborbood The Customs House o'"' ' -,
heed Mr. ,levsS remarks, but hrfi'' IAN, - his
Tho United STATES Con,ul-Generai' upon l'''7 r
-, mad. inoullies into the circumstance - -"
nd believing, upon the iHio'"' n
that Mr. Mcyss arrest and co'NHe'"','' m,
,,icotle demanded his Immediate fcl'Ec'
In,Iar authorities not ONLY refused to s1Vc up ~
49,, r,, foed 10 take the customary HNp'
dotern,,pe the facts in the case M. s,,to
-, . ,ereupon reported the lsc~ " '''
Department $4,000. 30 ,yavu demand
s.cretary Foster sent q protest u ii'yu 80,
o,nnt inou,rv Into Mevss aliesea "
- .bsn procras,ination was observed oy ,"c %
.os,,,aa ., tho black republic, aud conade'''V'
', n ,.cts connected with the accuseas 'nf'''
m, follow until week or t"n uh'S ' con,
I,,r,nc shjs time Mr.. News was Helu !" ,n
0roment in a prison reeldns with hI'u nv Nc,
rvon ~ he was guilty OF the aleseo '
nro,onred detention In prison ",'ho"V - en-
70 Ma side OF the case is reSardeu oS
uayu as unusual ard unnecessary A.. ~ ,b.
,, ,-,.o,o odvtces referred TO state that III V'e
,, q, ,bo case have been laid before tie S'o'o''y
% state inquiry at the State Depar'he". 49,
,,ued n elicit much new Information Inc ~"
.to+.d hat Mr. News had been arrested anu '''
hv tho Ua,Nan authoities; int 10 hao o"'','"
10 was r,lltless Of any offence against the ''"S W
that country and complained OF ms P' 3D..
eno,ren, without an inquiry into bis case ny wv
,acoI outhor4ties and that Minister Durham had occn
1od "a rstu,n 10 Port-At-pr1ncc Immediately i''
Tho nnrno,e OF examining Into all the crcui'S'"'''
~ the nrrest and detention OF Nr. NeVs. ''
ia. Navy Department were not HlhhhiT w"
facts connected with tins case I"'S 80
TINT secretary Foster had asked Tor ma,
,,he Minister Durham 10 Port au-Prince AT once anu
tina: the Atlanta, being In rthoiNc7S 'o' 80 '.
had been selected for this purpose
officers OF the Navy who have eNper'cnc"d 10
little humiliation in recent years at t''
umidnv OF our Government IN deh''Hb "'''
,n- ,, o,er n The frinness and promptness oi inc
,,roscnt Administration In acting upon c'ses -
ih,s Eind with no 1.-THE pride and pleasure NC
officers are Of the oIuion that In thc pa. te ~
~, no United states with respect L" W,
its cltzens abroad has been weak one III. rr,r.
- ..rrcta,ics blaine and Poster IN uhils I,.,.n
oi a. .,e,,rcs N secure fairness 10 such ciuLehA
H., for.i11 powers l. warmly praised. ,,..,,,, In
~ nromInent officer nj The Navy IT.
r.,or,ing 10 secretary Fosters course III me -
and other similar cases. shi; Ng nv, d., ,he
% s,ch trTnness and pTomptnr=s In lookng n'rI tlo
interests OF Americans ebriah WOMB T's"' w., "a
r'rng for our clilzon,. what II has not ION
,ha one respect and just confederation inn' ~
Land. policy IA such matters hAs ecu" 0'r ,;lr~e,
snhie,,s I'm ever part Of The w"rid. our ,,HI as
sud deserve end frequently need prolccnpn' arg
# Is our duty to their cal, WIN d"ca''h Hu