The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-22
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Matters of Great Importance to the
General Public.
Naval Orders. The Civil Service Ex-
tended. 100000 in Gold With.
drawn. Senator Harris III. Re-
arrangement ofthe Justices
of the Supreme Court.
BY Southern Associated Press.


OF John l.. Waller, ex-Consul of the
United States at Tumatave. Madagas-
cor. aud now IN prison in France, has
assumed phase that justites the Gov
ernment in the belief that Waller's
days OF confinement is nearly ended
aud that he will soon be restored to
liberty.
Instructions were sent to MIR. Eustis,
July 3lst, 10 press his emphatic request
for copy OF the record of evidence on
which the eX-coDsul was declared q
feion. MIR. Eustis failed to secure the
record, and on August 9th further iu-
strucilons were sent HIM even more EN-
phahc than the first. Communications
received from the ambassador tell Of
his efforts TO secure copy of the
record from the French Ministry for
Foreign Affairs aud OF his several fail.
ures through the temporiziug policy
pursued by the authorities. After con
siderable delay aud repeated requests
ne has been furnished copy of the
charges and specifications and OF the
sentence imposed upon Waller.
lie then renewed his demaud for Il
| copy OF the evidence aud was ut first
told that 1t would be granted very
soon, as the record had been received
In france. But. according to his
latest ndvlces to this Government, the
French Ministry hus told him, with
that lack of consistency which appears
10 hnve marked the entire negotiations,
That the record of the evidence is iii
Madagascar ami cannot he furnished
without great delay.
The statement that this government
had done all that could be done to
bring the Waller to speedy adjust
| ment Is unquestionable. The demand
for walters release would have been
! made THE mouth If the State Depart
| ment hnd not been actuuted by desire
to obtain for him the Indemnity due
Tor the confiscatlon OF the rubber con.
cesslon. According to the view taken
by the President aud Secretary Olney,
compliance with demand for Walters
Immediate release would practically
have ended the case. and left little
ground Tor claim for indemnify.
IL Is the desire of the Government to
make It's Efforts to secure the freedom
OF Waller dependant on the intention
to obtain Indemnity. and thus make
the French do full justice to the i'm.
prIsoned man. As matters now stand
Walters prospects are very hopeful
and his released Is assured, even if the
Indemnity tails to lie forthcoming.
The amount of the indemnity 10 be
asked Will be more than million dol
lars. Ihe exact sum cannot be ascer.
tanned, anu the probabilities are that it
has not been Determined on. The re.
port that Waller ls dy ing of cousump-
ton III prison Is giving the State De-
rnriment some nneasiness. but the in.
formation is not believed to be strictly
accurate as the latest letters from Wal.
Ter said the chills aud fever from which
he suffered bad left him and that his
health was much improved.
Measures were taken to day by act
ing Secretary McAdoo, of the NAVY. to
place IN service within very short
time the gnnboats now under con
structiou at Newport News, Va, aud
also the cruiser Boston and the old
Corvette Adams, now at Maze Island.
California. conference of the Blu.
reau Chiefs composing the Board on
Construction was held IN MIR, Me
Adoo's Office this morning, nud plans
for hurrying up the work OF preparing
these vessels for sen were discussed,
The feeling of uueasiuess respecting
the safety Of American citizens III China
and the likelihood of revolutionary
trouble IN South American aud Central
American countries are the reasons
that actuated Mr.. McAdoo in his de
sire to place these vessels in commis.
sion promptly.
Work Is also to be hurried on the
plans Tor the two new battle ships nu
thorized by the last Congress, and it is
understood thnt the contracts for their
construction Will be let and their bulld
ing begun in few months.
Owing to the death of Justice Jack
son, 1t became necessary to make q re
arrangement of the assignment OF Jus
tices OF the Supreme Court to the
several circuits. his has been done
by Chief Justice Fuller, and to day i,
was received at the office of the Clerk
OF the Court. The following are tho
assignments: First Circuit, Justice
Clay; Second Circuit, Justice Brown;
Third Circuit, Justice Shiras; Fourth
Circuit, Chief Justice Fuller: Fifth
Clrcnit, Justice White Sixth Circuit.
Justice Brown; Sevtnih Circuit, j Jnstice
Harlan; Eighth Circuit, Justice Brew.
er; Ninth Circuit, Justice Field.
Movements of naval vessels have been
reported to the Navy Department to.
day us follows: Monocacy sailed from
Chefoo for Chemuipo. The Marble
head and Alliance left Gibraltar for
AIgiers.