The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-01
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Matters of More Than Passing Mo-
ment Made Public,
Capt. Geo. w. Sumner to Be Court
Martialed. The DefFerential Sugar
Duty. Austrian Subjects Walk
ing Around the World on
Wager. Other News.
By Southern Associated Press.

case of the cruiser Columbia damaged
by being improperly docked at South
nmptoD, held Capt. Sumner RESPONSE
bic Tor the damage. 1t is said that
cuurtmnrtial will follow and that Can't.
Sumner will probably loso command OF
the fast cruiser.
This afternoon the Secretary of the
Navy issued an order directing sn
court martial to convene at the Brook
lyn Yard on Wednesday,, September
4th. for tho trial of Cnpt. George w.
Sumner. the Coumbia's commander.
Two commodores aud nino captains
will compose the court. They nre
Commodore Montgomery s card,
Commodore Rush H. Wallace, Capt.
Allen V. Reed, Capt. Alfred 4. MGhau,
Capt Norman II. FHrluhar, Cupt.
James O'kune, Capt. Henry Is. Robe
SOD, Capt, Winfield 8. Schley, Capt.
John w. Philip, Cnpt. Silas Casey
and Cnpt. Louis KempfI. The Judge
Advocate OF the court will be First
Lieutenant Herbert L.. Draper, United
States Marine Corps.
1t did not take Secretary Herbert
long 10 make up his mind as to what
course to pursue III regard to the find.
lngs of the court OF inquiry. The re
port OF this court was received at tue
Navy Department Thursday but it wns
decided by Acting Secretary McAdoo
TO wait the return of the Secretary
before taking action. Mir. Herbert re
turned to Washington last night aud
soon after reaching the Department
thia morning read the record OF the
court OF inquiry.
a conference was held, with the re
suit that the court. martial was ordered
tins afternoon. a different decision
would hardly been possible, inusmuch
as the verdict of the court OF inquiry
liked the responsibility for the injuries
TO the Columbia upon Cupt. Sumner.
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Action has been taken by the Treas
nry ms regards the imposition OF tue
diltereatIal sugur duty un susnr I'm
ported into Ibis country from the
Netherlands. 1t has been decided
tLat the Netherlands do not apparently
pay bounty on exported sugars, aud
therefore that section of the tariff law
AS TO the Imposition Of the ndditIon
dlilerentiul duty on sugar imported of
l'l0 OF cent per pound do not apply
to sugars coming from those countries.
In taking this action the department
abandons Its orlSi-Ai position and co.
iucides with recent decision OF the
General Goard of Appraisers at New
ork,
A. Nouwirt and l.. Nouwirt, of New
York, who are walking around the
world on wager IN company with
three other young men, called at the
State Department to secure passports
to assist them IN their Journey, Al
though they have declared their III.
tention to become citizens, the Nou.
wirts have failed To take out final
papers, to which they are entaled and
therefore could not secure the pass
ports.
They were Austrian subjects. while
NJ. Wlrssner, Is. Feldmau aud Fred
Aleyer.the other members OF the party.
ARE Germans. All are musicians aud
are making their way through giving
concerts. They arrived IN Washington
after a ten days Journey.
from New York, and will proceed 10
san Francisco by way of Atlanta and
New Orleans.
In order to win the wager they must
complete the journey III two years.
The Nouwirt brothers have walked
rum NeW lOrk 10 San francisco IN
lG9 days, breaking the record.
Baron Fava, Italian ambassador. IN.
forms the State Department thnt n
prize shooting contest in which the
Italian government desires American
marksmen TO participate will take place
III Rome. September 20. III connection
with festivities commemoratiur the
union of that city with the kingdom
Of Italy.
\ dispatch received to day from MIR.
Cooper, United States dispatch agent
at san trnucisco. a!lirms the news thut
cholera had broken out at Honolulu.
MIR. Cooper's telegram says that the
steamer MOnowai carried the news
from MIR. ELLIS Mills, United States
Consul General IN the Hawa,iau
Islands, who met the vessel in an open
boat and warned her oil. Mr.. Mills
said there had leeu eight deaths among
natives and Chinese snd added. There
IS no alarm and every precaution is
being taken.
Tho United States Treasurer to day
mailed .lOi checks aggregating Sl2G.
322. 90 IN payment of tue interest due
September LIST, on bonds OF the funded
loan of 1881 continued at 2 per cent,