New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
THE TALK OF WASHINGTON.
LIEUTENANT MANEY'S CASE FINALLY
DISPOSED OF.
A HAWAIIAN ROYALIsT SEES SECRETARY GREsH
AM-sMALL RECEIPTS OF THE PATENT
OFFICE-MORE SHIPS FOR THE
NAVAL RESERVES

AM-sMALL RECEIPTS OF THE PATENT
oFFICE-MoRE SHIPS FOR THE
NAVAL RESERVES
| Washington Aug 4-The accurate story OF the
| flnal disposition OF the celebrated Nancy court
martial case. in respect 10 which some incomplete
details have been published is that the papers have
been Endorsed by the Acting Secretary Of War as
follows: by direction CT the President the find
ings and sentence OF the court are dsapproved"
This finally disposes of the matter and further
action whatever Will be taken by the Government
Lieutenant James A. Nancy after being acquitted
OF the charge Of numbering Captain Hedberg. was
tried by court-martial the charge OF conduct
unbecoming officer in assaulting a superior off,
Ger and in writing threatening letter a superior
oficer-the latter being the second specification, the
shooting being the first. on the first specification
the court found verdict Of not guilty. but 1t was
decided that the second proved. and the
! tence imposed was public reprimand The Judge
! Acknowledgement of the Army and other review
ing officials deemed the verdict on the first specfica
ton contrary to the evidence and the sentence alto
gether insufficient; but benefit TO the service
could be imagined by further proceedings. 1t
determined by the President 10 dsapprove the
whole matter thereby rejecting strongly the
court and dscountenancing the system which per-
mits such conditions the service shown by
the testimony There will be reprlmand other
than that implied all concerned by the Pres-
dents action.
Mr.. Widemann. one of the emissaries OF
Queen Iiliuokalani. introduced himself 10 Secretary
Gresham at the State Department this morning
conversation lasting about minutes took place
in the Secretarys public Office, In which Mr.. Wide
mann seemed to be subjected to some rather curt
inquiries as to what he wanted and whom he
claimed TO represent No indication appeared in
the interview Of any prearranged conference be-
tween the Secretary Of State and the Hawaiian
emissares.
,C,,o Il
patch from the commanding officer Of the Michi-
gan, saying that the vessel hoated yesterday.
and had sustained no serious injury. The Michi-
gan. which is the only war vessel on the Great
Lakes. aground on Thursday evening while
surveying the entrance TO ST. Clair River and
Lake Eric.
The receipts Of the Patent Office in the last two
months have been less than at any time for three
or four years The receipts during July last year
SIS. 600. while this year the months agGre-
gate was sS6 900. In June this year the receipts
aggregated $4,000 decrease of about $1,000 from
June. 1893.
Secretary Herbert left Washington last night for
election. and return to Washington nest Tuesday.
The Indian Bureau has received no information
in regard to the reported immodest dances OF the
Indians In Oklahoma and the Indian Territory.
The dances are held every Sunday at the different
agencies by the Otoe. Usage. Creek, Cherokee and
other tribes. and are witnessed by large hummer
OF people. Commissioner browning says that the
Indian Bureau has no jurisdiction over these
Indians. and they are members OF what are
known the five civilized tribes. they are amen
able the laws OF the Cherokee Nation over
which the Government has no Jurisdiction
Assistant Secretary McAdoo returned 10 WASH
ingtOn this morning and took charge OF the navy
department during the absence OF Secretary Her
bert in Alabama. Mr.. McAdoo has been watching
the eVolutions OF the naval militia for the last TWO
weeks and is enthusiastic the subject, "a MS
first action to-day indicated. He decided TO order
the new Government-built cruiser Raleigh TO take
part in the evolutiOns Of the North Carolina naval
reserve at Southport. at the mouth or cape rear
River. next week The North Carolina reserve
already has the OF the monitor Nantucket.
which under the recent act OF Congress. VIII De
loaned permanently TO the state. TO be returned.
however. in OF necessity, TO the nlted states
The Dispatch OF the Raleigh to Southport VIII en-
able North Carolina people 10 see the new cruiser
named in honor Of the capital OF their state. ana
Will afford opportunity Tor naval oi'icers 10
make trial OF the vessel. which Is the hrst snip
for a score OF years 10 be built entirely AT a navy
yard Mr. McAdoo will promptly take M the queS-
ton OF providing the various states with war YES
sells under the recently enacted law. II * expected
that the monitor Wyandotte VIII be loaned 20 the
state OF MARYLAND. and that the temporary assign
ment OF the old sloop OF war 81. Louis to Pennsyl-
vania Will be made permanent
The President has approved an act in regard to
the funding OF Arizona's indebtedness ana the act
exempting articles OF foreign exhibitors at the
Interstate fair at Tacoma, Wash. from inc pay
ment OF duty.