New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-30
wlsHfyGTOy NEWS NOTES.
CANADIAN sEAIERs WANT INTEREST ON
THEIR CLAIMS.
r.vop.p,r REPORT on THE NICARAGUA CANAL
..,.,,rr.n-ro PUNISH THE KILLERS OF
THE pANNocKs-THE PRESIDENT
REMOVES TO wooDLEY-RE-
PORT OF THE PENSION
COMMISSIONER

COMMISSIONER.
Washington Oct. 29-Captan Gavin L.
~ the revenue cutter Rush, VINO mas oeen :" s.
,,ond ~ the Behring Sea patrol Meet mas pee" 'I,
,,oned TO Washington TO CONFER VII" ''e a.
ar.u,srt and Treasury officials in regard 10 "'e
rronosed new treaty for mixed eom"iss'o"
,,bi.h the damages suffered by Canadiah Sea',
70 pohring Sea. captain Hoopers long familiarity
Nth Alaskan sealing matters VIII make Ms ""'
and information valuable TO the ohl'eu S'"
acIals lie Is expected to arrive mere 49,
venober l. The desire expressed Tor captain i''
er's presence indicates that the Negotiations
txeen Secretary oiney and the British AmoassauYr
and his Canadian advisers. Will not De him. "
anything like such shor; order as 'ne .,
y,s,tora seemed TO expect The probaplhues ~"
seem TO be that the negotiations VIII e~'e"u
several weeks, and may cover a variety "a p
in respect to which considerable dversenGe "a The
ION may be expected II Is unde , Sor,nds and
Canadians have now advanced their oemiaus;i ,. he
insist the allowance o. lDse States. There are
several other questions not definitely se'iieJ -
the Paris award on which sis issue cbares r. Tupper
called at the White House to-day acco l ~ IA
Secretary o!ney. and paid ther respe''' -
II Is assorted positively to-day that the report OF
the Engineer Commission which visited N'calasua
lac, GUNNER will recommend the building OF the
Nicaragua Canal The report Will be In the hah"s
NJ the President this week. While the commission
ers have been reticent in discussing the details OF
the thers the route sareay
some notifications: that they VIII teco, i hat thsy
the canal be built by the Government anu -, no a.,
will estImatc the cost OF the waterway 10 DC a'
least SlVJ,VpvO.
Tho settlers In Jackson's Hole. who killed num-
her Of Bannock Indians. now stand in iair way
TO be brought TO trial and convicuon' Inc iohs
DELAY of the Government In accomplishing the ar
rest of the alleged murderers OF these peaceiui
tha feet n
verse criticism. Those familiar with every move
in the matter say that the Government, instead OIL
being criticised In the matter, deserves coihhe'ua
ton The proceedings had to be conducted IN the
have pproved frultless The United States District
ATTORNEY was instructed to inquire into the per-
sonnet Of the Grand Jury and quietly 10 summon on
his Witnesses before 1t that indictments might be
procured. 1t was feared that II the Htanu Jui!
was aware OF the contemplated action OF the uoV-
ernment influences might be brought to bear on 1t
to prevent indictments being returned as the ente
white population Of the country was in sympathy
with the State authorities and opposed to the nd-
ans Witnesses, too II was feared wouiu DE SPIT
70 Law before the Grand Jury. Even after indct-
ments were found 4 was believed, tnat eHorts
murders out of the way and thus prevent arrests
All these reasons induced Attorney-,ieneral Harmon
proceed with great caution ana secrecy IN the
matter
The President and Mrs. Cleveland. with their
children and several servants moved from the
White House to-day to Woodley, the Presidents
country place near Washington. They Will make
II their home until the social season begins. The
President viii come to the White House every day
when his presence is necessary thereS
Judge Lochren. Commissioner OF Pensions, has
submitted his annual report 10 the Secretary Of the
Interior 1t shows that up to June ~. 1894. there
were 9G9 544 pensioners and In the last year S9ls5
new pensions were granted and 4205 restored which
had been dropped from the rolls making an aggre-
gate OF 10l2 $685. There were 27Sl6 deaths and 4.515
Der on the rolls on June 80 1885, 9705A. increase
in the year of $50 Unless further pension lesiss,
appropriation OF 100000 will be sufficient for the
fscal wear ending 80, 1896.