New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-19
IN AND OUT or CONGRESS-.
WHAT AMERICAN sTATIsTICfANs HAVE
ACCOMPLISHED
THE COURT MARTIAL OF LIEUTENANT BosT-
wTcK-REr.IEF WORK IN THE SEA ISLANDS

THE COURT MARTIAL OF LIEUTENANT BosT-
wrcK-REr1EF WORK IN THE SEA ISLANDS
THE PORTUGUESE MINISTER.
Washington May 1S-There an interesting ex-
change of views to-day at the last session Of the
convention OF labor bureau chiefs from the various
States held In the Office of the Interstate Commerce
Commission on the subject OF penalties TO compel
manufacturers and others to answer questions for
use IN statistical reports Prior to the beginning
of the discussion Carroll -. Wright, the United
States Commissioner OF Labor, and the president
OF the convention. impressed on the delegates the
necessity Of gathering statistics In minutest detail
and 10 always make recspitulation The statistics
Of To-day he said must be made with view TO
hoInq understood later on-say nifty years from now
lie cited the report OF the New-Jersey Bureau OF
child Labor model, as 1t gave statistics ny
factories towns. etc American statstclahs' he
said had through systematic recapitulation' com
PEELED European statIs,lcians TO furnish tables OF
recapi,ulation. and had forced the leading statSu
clan OF Germany to rewrlte his He work
The cruiser Ranger sailed from san Francisco
to-day to Join the Behrng Sea fleet. after de
,ention OF ten days caused by the court-martai OF
Lieutenant Edward d. Bostwck. who was charged
with two distinct offences against the regulations
prohibiting drunkenness while the vesse. was IN
Central American ports. It IS not known yst wn h
sentence pronounced by the court Du' nm bme
result, Of the trial Is indicated by TIE i9et and
Lieutenant iiOstWlCk dcthcheA ytStfrDhS' "'''
the vessel proceeded without him.
CAPTAIN r. D. Smith. OF the revenue cutter Nor,
ri stationed ut Beaufort, : G.. sends an 0nncla'
ren,rf To- the Treasury Department Of the AID rem
dered the American Red Cross Society by mat YES
sci under orders from Secretary carlisle IN re-
ueylnr distress among the Sea Islaniers on tne
co,s, Of south Carolina. Between November y
and Auril l. last the Morrill, crulsed l.+,p miles
,tsal liz small bnnts IN shOal water inncce-sinle
f,r ~. Morrill, thirty nine mLes. carried ana lis-
trlbiiel without losing a pound Of goods. lb'o's
,ackagcs werhlng los 81 pounds. or more thhn
eighty tons. B,siles ali this. captain Smlth says
med tn.s from hts v'ssel were glrrn the dist'sse
distributed 10y tho MOTH were furnished by The
i.-d cross Society
The cruiser Atlanta. having recently undergone
.rfarstg. rel1irs left Norfolk Yesterday Tor New
u1ri having 10 tow the historic frigaie 'onstcla-
ion the Oldest snip IN the American Navy. when
is nsslrrel fpT iuty ~ receiving snip t"r hlVal
apprentices ~ the Newport training station
The p,r,Agu,s ri. Minister. SeGnor Souzl Roza VIII
ie,y. for iIsioa next week on six months leave 81
absence nuf ~ IL UNDERSTOOD that he VIII not return
a. h.. IN, received private Information that ne van
h.. made Minister % France, which is tie nikhrst
Diplomatic post OF Portugal. An additional moi
et-t,n fha, his absence VIII be permanent Is given
I'm he anulurcr ment that al he personal c2cctona
~ rare br.c-a -brac Will De sold al auction ~ rev
laws m. Minister saws he will cave this country with
doom r, ,retS rs hts cations here have been IN
,rri blv q ihe most d.llghNl. character Mncn
..t,.l about ilc UrsEiMtn difficulty. he replied uat
.nr 10, sp.trfri.s were 81 TIE stu~ finlly, aui
thc differences would uniouAed.y be sciied salts
flc'ur4ly.