The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-08
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES
Items of News Of Great Interest to
the People.
The Case Of Miss FIagier. She is
Admitted to Bail in the Sum of
$4,000 Naval News. Mary
land Politics Discussed.
Other Items.
BY Southern Associatel press.


WAsHISGroN. August THE Post.
office Department officials know moth
sug Of the reported shortage of $3.50 IN
she accounts of the late Postmaster
Sullivan, of Covingtou. Ga, who com
mltted suicide In North Carolina,
General Salmon, Chief OF the Bureau
OF Animal Industry, when asked in re
gard to reported outbreak OF Texas
lever in Warren county. Tenn., stated
that the department had no advices Of
the existence OF the disease at that
place. He added that the county
named is not very far north of the
boundary line of the Texas fevor dis
srict aud there Is more or less move
ment OF cattle for short distances
across the line, which lead to local in
iecuons oi very limited extent, aud Of
no consequence TO the couItry at
large.
The following naval orders were
tssued: Pissed Assistant Surgeon T..
i. Suil to the cruiser New York, re-.
lieviug Passed Assistant Surgeon j. f.
i-ur!c, who ia ordered home aud
ernuted two months leuve.
All the officers of the Bancroft lust
returned from "A practice cruise, have
been detached and ordered to the Naval
Academy.
Inquiry at the Department of State
oday brought to light the fact that
more than month ago Munster Denby
had secured from the Chinese Govern.
ment an assurgnoe that murderers OF
American citizens would suffer capital
punishment. Mr.. Denby's action IN
this regard has received the approval
OF the State Department, and in view
OF the confidence imposed in him it was
considered necessary to send him moro
explicit instructions further than to
''do all that need be done" for the pro.
lection of American citizens. 1t was
stated ut the department to-day that
40 doubt WAS felt there that MIR. Denby
would secure protection Of American
Snterests IN the present state of affairs.
The Inauguration OF a seriee of naval
evolutlons and strategic mnpUuyers
greater than ever attempted before in
shis country, was marked to-day by
she departure of the cruisers New
York. Montgomery and Cinoiu
uati from New York for Newport. For
the next two months these vessels be
longing to the North Atlsntio SQUAD
ron, will execute q marine programme
extending from Hampton Roads. Va,
Co Halifax, n. b., which will include G
atrategic attack on New York and the
working out of number of problems
prepared by the Naval War College.
On their arrival at Newport the yes
eels which left New York to-day will be
soined by the Raleigh and the dispatch
boat Dolphin. Evolutions IN naval
sGctics will be the first business OF Ad-
Haa
Send to Portland. Me. Secretary Her.
bert will probably accompany the fleet
Tor that distance. The battle ship
Texas Will be placed in commission
August 10th, and will join this squad.
son Immediately thereafter.
IL the Columbia proves to have sus.
sained no injury from her recent dock
snR experience ut Southampton she also
VIII be sent to Join Admiral Bunce
SFheu she comes out OF the dry dock at
Brooklyn The cruiser Mluneapolis
will go to Newport i'll few days, aud
st is possible that the monitor Amphi.
Grite will follow. If the battle ship
hane is completed III time she, too,
Will be added TO the fleet.
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Miss Elizabeth Flag ler, the daughter OF
Gen. flagler, Chief of Ordnance of the
United States Army, who accidentally
Killed Ernest Green, a colored boy OF
fhls city last week, tecunically sur
rendered herself to the warden Of the
district Jail this afternoon TO await the
action of the grand Jury. AT the same
7ime she appeared before Judge Cole,
OF the Criminal Court. aud was admit.
sed to bail III the sum of $4,000, when
court had been formally opened. AS
distant District Attorney Tnggart stated
shat in view OF the finding of the ooro
her's jury 1t would be necessary to sub.
init tho case 10 the grand Jury.
Miss Fiagler's attorney, Mr. Perry,
semarked that while the verdict
OF ths coronor's jury seemed
30 be complete exoneratlou
OF the crime, 1t was technically
hhdin8 for manslaughter. He added
Shat his client was III court ready to
Furnish bail In any gum that might be
demanded. Judge Cole stated that he
had fend the evidence taken at the in.
quest; that in his opinion the case was
bailable one. and that $4,000 would
be sufficient THIS was satisfactory to
She Assistant District Attorney, W here
apon John Cassels and Gen. Robert
MacFeely qualified as suretieo.
Senator Charles II. Faulkner, OF
West Virginia, chairman OF the Demo.
cratic Congressional Committee; Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Black, president OF the