New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
NEWS NOTES AT THE CAPITAL
THE PRESIDENTS FAMILY MOVES OUT
TO WOODLEY
SETTLEMENT or THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY DIS
PUTE WITH GUATEMALA-THE POPE HON
ORs FATHER sTEPHAN-SECRETARY
GRESHAMS PLANS FOR THE


oRs FATHER sTEPHAN-sECRETARY
GREsIAMs PLANS FOR THE
SUMMER JAMAICA TAR
IrF BILL DEFEATED
Washington. April THE Presidents family left
the White House after luncheon to-day, and took
up their residence al Wo,1ley their suburban pace
where they were joined by The President later in
the afternoon. But four members Of the Cabinet
Secretaries Gresham. Herbert and Lamont ami Post
master General Bsseil-attended to-day's Cabinet
meeting
The fact, with regard to the settlement yesterday of
the boundary dispute between Mexico and Gultemali
said to be these: About year ago the Guate-
ma.a police broke up a number of Mexican lumber
camps which were located in part of the country
in dispute. and which Guatemala at that tme
claimed authority. This tract OF land embraced
about 1000 square miles ami is particularly valuable
for its great timber possessions. While Guatema.a
insisted upon its control of this land. it was well
understood between the two Governments that it
would be relnquished to Mexico after the boundary
line had been drawn and accepted 10y the two coun-
tries The indemnity which Guatemala, it i sai1
viii pay to Mexico Will result from her action IN
driving from this territory the Mexican citizens
engaged there in the lumber busin s. IL WIN no'
be large sum. and Will not in tle agsresa'o nv SA
hand, the agreement reached between IN, " f
maan Minister at the CX OF HeScp, WI vii r."
suit in the absolute control by GuatemGa of an
other tract Of land embracing 1909 square miles
which has been Gained by Mexico. but which the
Guatemalan Government felt 1t could not rehhqu''ii
even though war to follow as conseau'nce o!
heretofore referred to, and directly IN the me "'
@rf. 90 Se Rep o T9e possession Of this land
which aside from its location, Is valuable IN ihc a.
to Guatemala and is matter Of far NOR ,. i'm
portance than the other and arFTr traG IN
of the ;1o countries at the Gy Of Mexico reque
the racnS Hsse g ne bni 1'T 6cVed that
difficulty need be apprehendei from either "i me-
yet tn details of the arrangemen; siEhri SeS bas
day between his county AMI Minister in that
city the following telegram:
Tn definite settlement, OF our difficulties with
Mexico WAS signed to-day. Conditions honorapie
and satisfactory II both countries D] ''''
Monsisnoy satoli. Apostolic Delegate. gave din
ner to-day to a number of the local clergy IN hoho'
Of his patron saint. So, Francis. Among others
present was Father Andrew Joseph stephan VINO
has for his special charge the CATHOLIC schools
among the Indians. During the progress OF IN"
10 the assembled company the fact that The IoIc
had authorizes him to make public the aploin'iheih
Holy Father with the title Of monsisnor
Secretary Gresham. whose duties have been SO
combining and unusually onorous for the last month.
has made arrangements to go TO Lakewood y j.
for a week ten days TO recuperstc He mad more
than one severe attack OF grip and neuralgia during
the winter which left him too weak to stand inc
strain resulting from the exceptional number Of
diplomatic incidents which have recently arisen
Mrs. Gresham Will accompany MN to iah."ool
The story printed this morning that IN" secretary
contcmplates retiring from the Cabinet was 9!
IDENTIFY intended for publication yesterday. MI
Cleyeland's purpose 10 pass the summer ~ ''"t
Gables makes necessary the continued IrcS"r'" :"
the Secretary OF State in Washington, ana Mt.
Gresham within the last few days has perfected
arrangements which contemplate "A continued resi-
dence here until the end OF August al i"dst, arc:
he shall have returned from his brief WISH 10 Lake
WOOD.
The Department OF State has just received re
port from Consul Quincy &. Eckford al Kingston
Jamaica announcing the defeat Of the customs
tariff Laws amendment introduced into the legs
lative council OF Jamaica In February last On"
leading feature OF the measure was an increase oi
the duties upon those articles almost exclusively
imported from the United States. The Governor IN
his annual message to the Legislature sai1 that
the wi hdrawa Of the United states from the rcc!p
rocal arrangements with Jamaica AMI the re!inlr's'
ton OF the duty on sugar Wohid IriN" uhe ''i""y
sr,ri0 ~ no