The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-14
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Several Items of Great Moment to
Those Who Are Interested,
Capt Sumner Suspended From Duty
for Six Months on Waiting Orders
Pay and Is 10 Be Rcprimanded
by the Secretary of the
Navy
BY Southern Associated Press.


its action III the case OF Capt. Georg e
W. Sumner, late in command of the
United States cruiser Columbia. This
officer was recently tried by court mar
tlal at the Brooklyn Navy.yard on
charges growing out OF the injuries
sustained by his vessel in docking ut
Southampton in July last.
The first charge was culpnble inefli.
cheney In the performance of duty.
The court found him guilty III lesu
degree thun charged, III that he did
not fully perform his duty in having
preparations nude for the docking aud
seeing that the supporting blocks were
IN proper condition for receiving and
sustaining her weight. The court
ignored that portion OF the charge,
alleging that i'll consequence of that
failure the vessel WAS subjected to
severe strains, resulting III dnmage to
her hull and necessitating repnirs cost
ing about l,000.-
The captain WAS found not guilty of
the second charge, of suffering vessel
OF the navy 10 be hazardrd III viola
tion of the naval regulations. The
specification under tins charge, how.
ever, that he suffered the We ,sel TO re
main under severe strein without ceus
ING the dock to be flooded, was
proved. He was found guilty of the
third charge, neglect Of duty, and the
specification under TINT charge was
proved, namely, that he pnid the
charge Of docking without protest.
The sentence OF the court is us fol-
lows: ''Io be suspended from duty
only Tor period of SIX months on
waiting orders pay and TO he repri-
manded by tho honorable, the Secre
tary of the Navy"
The action OF the Departmunt has
been stated To Capt: Sumner with
copy of the proceedings. findings und
sentence Of the court which are up.
proved and he Is informed that the
publication of this i'll general orders
Is regarded as a sufficient compliance
with that portion OF the senteuce call.
ing for reprimand by the Secretary
OF the Navy.
The President has appointed as cadet
at large at West Point Julian Arnold
Benjamin, oi Garrisons, n. y, grand
sou OF the late Hon. Hamilton Fish.
aud son OF the late Col. Samuel n.
Benjamin, OF the army, who was twice
wounded during the civil war aud died
while III active service. The appoint
meut Is made to fill IL vacancy caused
by the resignation, on account OF ply
slcal disability, OF George B. Dandy,
Jr., son OF Gen. Dandy.
Secretary Carlisle to day telasraped
the Collector of Customs Mt Oedens-
burg, y. Y, not to admit certain Chi.
nese at that port, who, 1t is alleged
have come to this country TO work al
the Atlanta Exposition, pending An OK
animation by treasury officials. These
Chlnnmen, some Dos of them, arrivrd
at Vancouver, B. O., about ten DAYS
ago, and came overland by the Cana
q an Pacific Railroad to Ggdensburg,
y, l., mt which port they intended To
enter the United States, and thence
proceed to Atlanta
The law authorizing the Atlanta Ex-
position suspended the operation of
the Chinese exclusion act, so far us II
applied to Cinnamon TO be employed
ut the Exposition. They say they have
come here Tor that purpose. a rieil
examination will be lnude in the mat
Ter. Treasury officials allcgc that of
GOO Chlnamen who came to this conn.
try under similar circumstances. To
work at the Chicago Worlds Fair. not
twenty five returned TO China after the
inir and not fifty worked ut the fair.
bnt ns soon rs they were safely within
tue borders OF the Uuited States they
scattered over the country.
Secretary Carlisle positively declined
THIS morning 10 express any opinion on
lhe subject OF the heavy Withdrawals OF
goId at New York Tor shipment to Eu-
rope TO morrow. He was advised early
III tho day that 10 days Withdrawals
wouid likely approximate 50, OuU, 900.
oohe surptiHe WAS expressed that I.aH
ara Freres, original member of the
pohd Syndicate, had joined in the gold
export movement, ana some specu!at!on
was lndnlged In to tho effect that if
meGnt an end of the syndicate pg ee
ment to maintain the gold re,erye.
otlii there was no explanation vouch
snied aud treasury officials are uppar
emily MS much III tine dark as the nub
nc as TO the syndicutes Intention and
purposes.
AS u means of obtaining RoIi, S,cre.
tary Carlisle accepted tho offer o. s.v.
erhl parties to supply gold at New
lork. lie agreed 10 give them the
Government contract rates for SHIN.
ment OF currency from Washington 10
any port designated upon their deposit.
ing gold IN New York, provided the
gold SO deposited was not withdrawn.
at present shippers have to pay bank.