The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-06-15
WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
Latest Pick-Ups Found at the Ma
tional Capital.
A Vessel Sent to the Florida Coast to Look
After Cuban Filibusters-MoreP PEN
sion Decisions-Judgs Harmon
sworn ln-Other Notes.
After Filibusters.

After Fflibusters.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Acting Secre-
tary McAdoo, of the navy department,
said yesterday afternoon that the in
structions sent to the commodore of
the cruiser Raleigh for his guidance
when on patrol duty off the Florida
kind and provided for a full and
strict enforcement Of the neutral
ity laws. The Raleigh probably
will go first to Key West. This
is the only port on the Florida
coast which q vessel of her drauQht
can safely enter. She then will make
q thorough patrol of the coast line and
to render II more difficult for q fli-
clustering party to get away from the
cruiser steam launches and small boats
will be manned whenever 1t Is neces-
sary to look into narrow inlets for
light draft schooners and yachts, which
are the favorite means of transporta- :
ton of the filibustera
With Spanish men-of-war lying of
the Florida coast outside the Smile
limit and the Raleigh and her boats
sweeping the inside waters the over
enthusiastic Cubans and their Ameri-
can sympathizers who undertake to
drive the United States into trou BILE
by using Florida as a base of hostile
operations against the government of
Cuba are likely to be repressed with q
strong hand
Collectors of customs in the several
districts between New York and
Brownsville have also been especially
enjoincd to sec that the neutrality
laws OF the United States are fully
complied with.
Pension Dscisions.
WASHINGTON, June l2 Two pension
decisions of general interest were rem.
dered yesterday by Assistant Secretary
Reynolds In the first decision he
holds that under the act OF June "a,
1890, o minor may file a declaration
and prosecute his claim in person. by
guardian or next friend. but that be-
fore beginning payment OF his pension
guardian must be appointed to
whom, when qualified to act, the pen
sions shall be paid.
In the other case. 1t Is held that In
claim for pension under the general
law by mother, the fact being shown
that she was living as . mistress at the
time OF the soldiers death, Is sufficient
for rebutting an assumption Of her de
pendence on him. II she can claim Q
pension for no other reason than de-
pendence. her claim must be rejected.
Harmon sworn In.
WAsuISGToN, June 12.-Judson Har
mon arrived from Cincinnati early thii
morning. Secretary of State Olney
called at the Arlington shortly be
| fore 10 o'clock and escorted Judge
Harmon to the white house, whert
he remained for half an hour will
the president. Secretary Olney theI
accompanied Mr.. Harmon TO the stat.
department, where his commission q
encouragement was formslly pre-
sented to him. Then the oath of offic'
was administered by Justice Har
Ian of the supreme court The presi
dent presented the new attorney-Ren
eral to the other members of the cabi
net at the me eting to-day. The session
was quite protracted. as the presiden
desired to close up all business POSSIBLE
30 that he might be able to go to Gra,
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